Open visitation policies and practices in US ICUs: can we ever get there?

Open visitation has been highly recommended by critical care groups but is not prevalent in practice. Here we discuss the present study on current visitation practices in US ICUs and discuss several factors affecting open visitation. We conclude with suggestions on achieving more liberal visitation...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: McAdam, Jennifer L, Puntillo, Kathleen A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
Materias:
Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4056561/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23905784
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc12763
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Sumario:Open visitation has been highly recommended by critical care groups but is not prevalent in practice. Here we discuss the present study on current visitation practices in US ICUs and discuss several factors affecting open visitation. We conclude with suggestions on achieving more liberal visitation practices.

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