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. 2022 Jul 18;26(1):218.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-022-04094-x.

Improving the intensive care experience from the perspectives of different stakeholders

Jos M Latour  1   2 , Nancy Kentish-Barnes  3 , Theresa Jacques  4   5 , Marc Wysocki  6 , Elie Azoulay  3 , Victoria Metaxa  7
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Improving the intensive care experience from the perspectives of different stakeholders

Jos M Latour et al. Crit Care. .

Abstract

The intensive care unit (ICU) is a complex environment where patients, family members and healthcare professionals have their own personal experiences. Improving ICU experiences necessitates the involvement of all stakeholders. This holistic approach will invariably improve the care of ICU survivors, increase family satisfaction and staff wellbeing, and contribute to dignified end-of-life care. Inclusive and transparent participation of the industry can be a significant addition to develop tools and strategies for delivering this holistic care. We present a report, which follows a round table on ICU experience at the annual congress of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. The aim is to discuss the current evidence on patient, family and healthcare professional experience in ICU is provided, together with the panel's suggestions on potential improvements. Combined with industry, the perspectives of all stakeholders suggest that ongoing improvement of ICU experience is warranted.

Keywords: Comfort; Experiences; Family; Healthcare professionals; Industry; Intensive care unit; Patients; Perceptions; Quality of health care.

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Conflict of interest statement

The financial competing interest are: JML, NKB; TJ, EA and VM received a fee for presenting or chairing at the GE Healthcare sponsored session at the LIVES2021 congress. MW is a representative of GE Healthcare, and this commercial company sponsored the industry-sponsored session at the LIVES2021 congress. GE Healthcare adhered to the Good Publication Practice guidelines for pharmaceutical companies. In addition, EA has received fees for lectures from Gilead, Pfizer, Sanofi, and Alexion. His research group has been supported by Baxter, Fisher & Payckle, Jazz Pharma, and MSD. VM has received lecturing fees from Gilead. The non-financial competing interests are: All authors declare that the content of the manuscript reflect their own view and not of any organisation.

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ICU factors related to discomfort
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Conceptual framework for an holistic approach of discomfort in the ICU.
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