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CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
卷 34, 期 11, 页码 S388-S393出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000237346.11218.42
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intensive care unit; palliative care; end of life
We summarize the key interventions and general findings from a 3-yr project titled, Merging Palliative and Critical Care Cultures in the Medical Intensive Care Unit. This multifaceted demonstration project was designed so palliative care and intensive care clinicians would share their expertise and develop projects that promote end-of-life care in a medical intensive care unit (ICU) setting. A variety of interventions are described, including collaborating with ICU leaders, training nurses as palliative care champions, opening visiting hours, educating house officers and other staff about relevant palliative practices, establishing the presence of a palliative care specialist during work rounds, teaching about and promoting family meetings, introducing a Get to Know Me poster, staff support efforts, and modeling of interdisciplinary teamwork. Additional problems were noted but not well addressed, particularly routine communication with families and continuity of care for complex patients leaving the ICU.
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