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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Autores principales: McAdam, Jennifer L, Puntillo, Kathleen A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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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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spelling pubmed-40565612014-07-31 Open visitation policies and practices in US ICUs: can we ever get there? McAdam, Jennifer L Puntillo, Kathleen A Crit Care Commentary 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. BioMed Central 2013 2013-07-31 /pmc/articles/PMC4056561/ /pubmed/23905784 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc12763 Text en Copyright © 2013 BioMed Central Ltd
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