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[Communication in intensive care medicine]. / de Heer, Geraldine; Kluge, Stefan.
In: MED KLIN-INTENSIVMED, Vol. 107, No. 4, 4, 2012, p. 249-254.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - [Communication in intensive care medicine].
AU - de Heer, Geraldine
AU - Kluge, Stefan
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Communication plays a crucial role in the intensive care unit. Posttraumatic stress syndromes develop in a significant number of patients and their relatives after being in an intensive care unit. The syndromes may persist for several years. Regular open and empathic communication with patients and family members reduces the frequency and severity of the disease. Among the physicians and nurses in the intensive care unit, there is a high prevalence of burnout syndrome. The precipitating factors are mostly conflicts within the working staff, work overload and end-of-life situations. Working team communication reduces the rate of exhaustion syndromes. Rounds of discussions among the work groups are the basis for a healthy team structure. Inadequate communication, e.g., during emergencies or shift change, endangers the safety of patients and in the worst case, results in treatment mistakes. Measures for improved communication in the intensive care unit should always be implemented.
AB - Communication plays a crucial role in the intensive care unit. Posttraumatic stress syndromes develop in a significant number of patients and their relatives after being in an intensive care unit. The syndromes may persist for several years. Regular open and empathic communication with patients and family members reduces the frequency and severity of the disease. Among the physicians and nurses in the intensive care unit, there is a high prevalence of burnout syndrome. The precipitating factors are mostly conflicts within the working staff, work overload and end-of-life situations. Working team communication reduces the rate of exhaustion syndromes. Rounds of discussions among the work groups are the basis for a healthy team structure. Inadequate communication, e.g., during emergencies or shift change, endangers the safety of patients and in the worst case, results in treatment mistakes. Measures for improved communication in the intensive care unit should always be implemented.
KW - Germany
KW - Humans
KW - Cooperative Behavior
KW - Interdisciplinary Communication
KW - Burnout, Professional/prevention & control/psychology
KW - Communication
KW - Emergencies
KW - Intensive Care/psychology
KW - Medical Errors/prevention & control/psychology
KW - Negotiating
KW - Patient Care Team/organization & administration
KW - Patient Handoff/organization & administration
KW - Patient Safety
KW - Professional-Family Relations
KW - Professional-Patient Relations
KW - Quality Improvement/organization & administration
KW - Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/prevention & control/psychology
KW - Teaching Rounds/organization & administration
KW - Germany
KW - Humans
KW - Cooperative Behavior
KW - Interdisciplinary Communication
KW - Burnout, Professional/prevention & control/psychology
KW - Communication
KW - Emergencies
KW - Intensive Care/psychology
KW - Medical Errors/prevention & control/psychology
KW - Negotiating
KW - Patient Care Team/organization & administration
KW - Patient Handoff/organization & administration
KW - Patient Safety
KW - Professional-Family Relations
KW - Professional-Patient Relations
KW - Quality Improvement/organization & administration
KW - Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/prevention & control/psychology
KW - Teaching Rounds/organization & administration
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 107
SP - 249
EP - 254
JO - MED KLIN-INTENSIVMED
JF - MED KLIN-INTENSIVMED
SN - 2193-6218
IS - 4
M1 - 4
ER -
