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The experiences of healthcare professionals, patients, and families of the process of referral and admission to intensive care : a systematic literature review
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Rees, Sophie, Griffiths, Frances, Bassford, Christopher, Brooke, Mike, Fritz, Zoë , Huang, Huayi, Rees, Karen, Turner, Jake and Slowther, Anne (2018) The experiences of healthcare professionals, patients, and families of the process of referral and admission to intensive care : a systematic literature review. Journal of the Intensive Care Society . (In Press)
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Abstract
Treatment in an intensive care unit (ICU) can be life - saving but it can be distressing and not every patient can benefit. Decisions to admit a patient to ICU are complex. We wished to explore how the decision to refer or admit is experienced by those involved, and undertook a systematic review of the literature to answer the research question: What are the experiences of healthcare professionals, patients and families, of the process of referral and admission to an ICU? Twelve relevant studies were identified, and a thematic analysis was conducted. Most studies involved health care professionals, with only two considering patients’ or families’ experiences. Four themes were identified which influenced experiences of ICU referral and review: the professional environment; communication; the allocation of limited resources; and acknowledging uncertainty. Patients’ and families’ experiences have been under - researched in this area.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Clinical Trials Unit Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Intensive care units -- Admission and discharge -- Decision making | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of the Intensive Care Society | ||||||
| Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1751-1437 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 10 December 2018 | ||||||
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| Date of first compliant deposit: | 13 December 2018 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | In Press | ||||||
| Publisher Statement: | Posted ahead of print. Rees, Sophie, Griffiths, Frances, Bassford, Christopher, Brooke, Mike, Fritz, Zoë , Huang, Huayi, Rees, Karen, Turner, Jake and Slowther, Anne (2018) The experiences of healthcare professionals, patients, and families of the process of referral and admission to intensive care : a systematic literature review. Journal of the Intensive Care Society.Author(s). Copyright © 2018 The Authors. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. DOI: [DOI] | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
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