How COVID-19 pandemic changed our communication with families: losing nonverbal cues

Annachiara Marra^{1

2}, Pasquale Buonanno³, Maria Vargas³, Carmine Iacovazzo³, Eugene Wesley Ely^{4

5

6

7}, Giuseppe Servillo³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples, Federico II, Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy. dottmarraannachiara@gmail.com.
² Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA. dottmarraannachiara@gmail.com.
³ Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples, Federico II, Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
⁴ Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
⁶ Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, USA.
⁷ Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.

Editorial

Annachiara Marra et al. Crit Care. 2020.

. 2020 Jun 5;24(1):297.

doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-03035-w.

Annachiara Marra^{1

2}, Pasquale Buonanno³, Maria Vargas³, Carmine Iacovazzo³, Eugene Wesley Ely^{4

5

6

7}, Giuseppe Servillo³

¹ Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples, Federico II, Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy. dottmarraannachiara@gmail.com.
² Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA. dottmarraannachiara@gmail.com.
³ Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples, Federico II, Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
⁴ Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
⁶ Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, USA.
⁷ Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.

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