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Huijuan Ji1, Huiying Zhao, Youzhong An
1Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China. Corresponding author: An Youzhong,
Objective:
In recent years, more and more people have recognized the importance of patients' family in the intensive care unit (ICU) in medical care, and advocated the use of patient- and family-centered care (PFCC) in the ICU. This article explains the content (family presence, family support, communication with family members, consultations and ICU team members, environmental issues) and significance of PFCC in the ICU, and provides guidance for the practice of PFCC in China.
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