Objectives: There is growing recognition that high-quality care for patients and families in the
ICU requires exemplary interprofessional collaboration and communication. One important …

Background There is currently no international recommendation for the admission or
treatment of the critically ill older patients over 80 years of age in the intensive care unit …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented healthcare crisis
with a high prevalence of psychological distress in healthcare providers. We sought to …

Purpose The number of averted deaths due to therapeutic advances in oncology and
hematology is substantial and increasing. Survival of critically ill cancer patients has also …

Background Commentators believe that the ethical decision-making climate is instrumental
in enhancing interprofessional collaboration in intensive care units (ICUs). Our aim was …

Purpose Apart from organizational issues, quality of inter-professional collaboration during
ethical decision-making may affect the intention to leave one's job. To determine whether …

Rationale: Acute respiratory failure (ARF) is associated with high mortality in
immunocompromised patients, particularly when invasive mechanical ventilation is needed …

From the inception of the intensive care unit (ICU), endof-life care has always been
delivered in this setting due to the high severity of illness of the patients. Approximately 50 …

Purpose Survivors of critical illness often suffer from reduced health-related quality of life
(HRQoL) due to long-term physical, cognitive, and mental health problems, also known as …

Ungeachtet der sozialgesetzlichen Vorgaben existieren im deutschen Gesundheitssystem in
der Patientenversorgung nebeneinander Unter‑, Fehl-und Überversorgung …