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Beauty, the beautician and empathy in the intensive care unit

Authors: Isabella Fontana, Barbara Lissoni, Roberto Fumagalli

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 4/2024

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In a crowded Italian city, the life of OS, a 42-year-old Ukrainian housekeeper, was abruptly endangered during an ordinary day. While cycling home from work, she was struck by a car, launching her body against a light pole. Firefighters and an Emergency Medical Team arrived at the scene and initiated a swift rescue operation and transfer to the emergency room. …

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Title: Beauty, the beautician and empathy in the intensive care unit
Authors: Isabella Fontana
Barbara Lissoni
Roberto Fumagalli
Publication date: 29-01-2024
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 4/2024
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-024-07328-4

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