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01-01-2017 | Editorial

Evidence supports the superiority of closed ICUs for patients and families: we are not sure

Authors: B. Guidet, N. Kentish-Barnes, H. Wunsch

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 1/2017

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Intensive care units (ICUs) are unique locations in the hospital. Very few countries have set minimum criteria to qualify a unit as an ICU [1]. What is clear is that an ICU is not merely a place where specific procedures are performed. Patients can be mechanically ventilated in the post-anesthesia care unit; renal replacement therapy is a common practice in nephrology units; and vasopressors are routinely used in coronary care units. An intensive care unit is a specific entity with unique characteristics. It gathers people with different backgrounds (physicians, nurses, different therapists, clerks, etc.) working 24 h a day taking care of critically ill patients, and the care provided encompasses many aspects of medicine, including ethical concerns. As a consequence, working as a team with a shared culture of care is of paramount importance [2]. …

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Title: Evidence supports the superiority of closed ICUs for patients and families: we are not sure
Authors: B. Guidet
N. Kentish-Barnes
H. Wunsch
Publication date: 01-01-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4510-5

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