Search Tag: disruptive family members

ICU Management

Preventing-the-misuse-of-icu-visiting-hours-to-reduce-inequities

2017 17 Oct

Family participation in healthcare serves to improve outcomes across a broad spectrum of conditions. Current guidelines recommend open family presence in the intensive care unit (ICU) while citing evidence of its safety. However, many ICUs continue to impose limitations on families’ access to their loved ones, a move that is viewed as promoting social...Read more