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Vigilant attentiveness in families observing deterioration in the dying intensive care patient: A secondary analysis study

Vigilant attentiveness in families observing deterioration in the dying intensive care patient: A secondary analysis study

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing April 2016 Volume 33, Pages 65–71


Coombs M et al

Family support in intensive care is often focussed on what information is communicated to families. This is particularly important during treatment withdrawal and end of life care. However, this positions families as passive receivers of information. Less is known about what bereaved family members actually observe at end of life and how this is interpreted.

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