Involvement of ICU families in decisions: fine-tuning the partnership

Annals of Intensive Care

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Azoulay, Elie ^a   Chaize, Marine ^a   Kentish Barnes, Nancy ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Communication; End of life; Information; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONVERSATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATERNALISM; PATIENT AUTONOMY; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 84917707239     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21105820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13613-014-0037-5     Document Type: Review

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