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The experiences of health care 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-Marie (2020) The experiences of health care professionals, patients, and families of the process of referral and admission to intensive care : a systematic literature review. Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 21 (1). pp. 79-86. doi:10.1177/1751143719832185 ISSN 1751-1437.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1751143719832185
Abstract
Treatment in an intensive care unit can be life-saving but it can be distressing and not every patient can benefit. Decisions to admit a patient to an intensive care unit 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 health care professionals, patients, and families, of the process of referral and admission to an intensive care unit? 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 intensive care unit 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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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of the Intensive Care Society | ||||
Publisher: | Sage | ||||
ISSN: | 1751-1437 | ||||
Official Date: | 11 March 2020 | ||||
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Volume: | 21 | ||||
Number: | 1 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 79-86 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1177/1751143719832185 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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