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Intensive Care Medicine
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 4/2017

01-04-2017 | What's New in Intensive Care

A plan for improving the humanisation of intensive care units

Authors: Gabriel Heras La Calle, Ángela Alonso Oviés, Vicente Gómez Tello

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 4/2017

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In the past 30 years, there have been spectacular scientific and technological developments in intensive care units (ICU). This has been the cause of a notable increase in survival rates for patients admitted to these units [1]. In Spain, the Spanish Society of Critical and Intensive Medicine and Coronary Care Units (SEMICYUC) has estimated the survival rate at over 90% [2]. The standard of training and the performance of healthcare professionals dedicated to the critically ill patient are excellent. However, current health attention is frequently considered as dehumanised [3]. Social, professional, economic or ethical factors can contribute to this. …
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Metadata
Title
A plan for improving the humanisation of intensive care units
Authors
Gabriel Heras La Calle
Ángela Alonso Oviés
Vicente Gómez Tello
Publication date
01-04-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-017-4705-4

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