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03.07.2019 | Systematic Review
Intensive care unit length of stay is reduced by protocolized family support intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis
verfasst von:
Hyun Woo Lee, Yeonkyung Park, Eun Jin Jang, Yeon Joo Lee
Erschienen in:
Intensive Care Medicine
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Ausgabe 8/2019
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Abstract
Purpose
This study aimed to elucidate the impact of protocolized family support intervention on length of stay (LOS) in the intensive care unit (ICU) through a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Methods
Medline, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and other web-based databases were referenced since inception until November 26, 2018. We included randomized-controlled trials wherein protocolized family support interventions were conducted for enhanced communication and shared medical decision-making. LOS (in days) and mortality were evaluated using a random-effects model, and adjusted LOS was estimated using a mixed-effects model.
Results
We included seven randomized-controlled trials with 3477 patients. Protocolized family support interventions were found to significantly reduce the ICU LOS {mean difference = − 0.89 [95% confidence interval (CI) = − 1.50 to − 0.27]} and hospital LOS [mean difference = − 3.78 (95% CI = − 5.26 to − 2.29)]; the results of the mixed-effect model showed that they significantly reduced ICU LOS after adjusting for the therapeutic goal [mean difference = − 1.30 (95% CI = − 2.35 to − 0.26)], methods of measurement [mean difference = − 0.89 (95% CI = − 1.55 to − 0.22)], and timing of intervention [mean difference = − 1.05 (95% CI = − 2.05 to − 0.05)]. Similar results were found after adjusting for patients’ disease severity [mean difference = − 1.21 (95% CI = − 2.03 to − 0.39)] and the trim-and-fill method [mean difference = − 0.86 (95% CI = − 1.44 to − 0.28)]. There was no difference in mortality rate in ICU and hospital between the protocolized intervention and control groups.
Conclusions
Protocolized family support intervention for enhanced communication and shared decision-making with the family reduced ICU LOS in critically ill patients without impacting mortality.