A framework for conducting follow-up meetings with parents after a child's death in the pediatric intensive care unit

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 147-152

  Eggly, Susan ^a   Meert, Kathleen L ^b   Berger, John ^c   Zimmerman, Jerry ^d   Anand, Kanwaljeet J S ^e   Newth, Christopher J L ^f   Harrison, Rick ^g   Carcillo, Joseph ^h   Dean, J Michael ⁱ   Willson, Douglas F ^j   Nicholson, Carol ^k  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^k EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

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Author keywords

facilitating healthy bereavement; guidelines for physician parent follow up visit; parental bereavement; pediatric; physician staff burnout; professional gratification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING; CHILD DEATH; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79953103390     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181e8b40c     Document Type: Article

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