A Communication Strategy and Brochure for Relatives of Patients Dying in the ICU
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- 1 February 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 356 (5) , 469-478
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa063446
Abstract
There is a need for close communication with relatives of patients dying in the intensive care unit (ICU). We evaluated a format that included a proactive end-of-life conference and a brochure to see whether it could lessen the effects of bereavement.Keywords
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