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01.10.2013 | Commentary
Sleepless nights in the ICU: the awaken family
verfasst von:
Matthieu Schmidt, Elie Azoulay
Erschienen in:
Critical Care
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Ausgabe 5/2013
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Abstract
Having a loved-one in the ICU is a traumatic experience for family members that can lead to a cluster of psychological complications, recently defined as post-intensive care family syndrome. In a previous issue of Critical Care, Day and colleagues stressed the severe sleep disturbance and fatigue experienced by a majority of ICU patient family members. However, despite this burden being well characterised, the best preventive coping strategy remains undetermined.