Objective: To provide clinicians with evidence-based strategies to optimize the support of the
family of critically ill patients in the ICU. Methods: We used the Council of Medical Specialty …

Outcomes after acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are similar to those of other
survivors of critical illness and largely affect the nerve, muscle, and central nervous system …

Background Few resources are available to support caregivers of patients who have
survived critical illness; consequently, the caregivers' own health may suffer. We studied …

Background There have been few detailed, in-person interviews and examinations to obtain
follow-up data on 5-year outcomes among survivors of the acute respiratory distress …

Objectives: Palliative care is an interprofessional specialty as well as an approach to care by
all clinicians caring for patients with serious and complex illness. Unlike hospice, palliative …

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Background In relatives of patients dying in intensive care units (ICUs), inadequate team
support can increase the prevalence of prolonged grief and other psychological harm. We …

Purpose To determine whether the place of death for patients with cancer is associated with
patients' quality of life (QoL) at the end of life (EOL) and psychiatric disorders in bereaved …

An increased proportion of deaths occur in the intensive care unit (ICU). We performed this
prospective study in 41 ICUs to determine the prevalence and determinants of complicated …

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