• Anesthesiology clinics · Mar 2012

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    Care of the family in the surgical intensive care unit.

    • Leslie Steele Tyrie and Anne Charlotte Mosenthal.
    • Department of Surgery, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, 07103, USA.
    • Anesthesiol Clin. 2012 Mar 1; 30 (1): 37-46.

    AbstractIn the surgical intensive care unit (SICU), the stress of having a critically ill loved one creates significant bereavement and emotional needs for family members. Surgical palliative care has expanded; clinicians do not just treat the patient, but now include the family within the scope of care. Understanding and treating complicated grief, and the emotional and educational needs of the family improves family outcome, improves the surrogate family's ability to act as decision makers, and ultimately may positively affect patient survivor outcome. Care of families in the SICU requires interdisciplinary teams and palliative care processes to appropriately address their needs.Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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