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01-01-2008 | Editorial

Burnout in the ICU: Potential consequences for staff and patient well-being

Authors: Thomas W. Reader, Brian H. Cuthbertson, Johan Decruyenaere

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 1/2008

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In this issue of Intensive Care Medicine, Verdon and colleagues [1] investigated staff burnout within the intensive care unit (ICU). They found that a substantial proportion of ICU caregivers report symptoms of burnout and that organisational factors predict levels of stress. Staff burnout appears a particularly important issue for critical care, as along with having serious consequences for individual caregiver well-being, burnout may also have serious implications for quality of care and patient safety within the ICU. …

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Title: Burnout in the ICU: Potential consequences for staff and patient well-being
Authors: Thomas W. Reader
Brian H. Cuthbertson
Johan Decruyenaere
Publication date: 01-01-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 1/2008
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-007-0908-4

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