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Published: 1/1/2017

Crit Care Med. 2017;45(1):103-128

Family-Centered Care in the ICU

Citation: Crit Care Med. 2017;45(1):103-128

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Guidelines for Family-Centered Care in the Neonatal, Pediatric, and Adult ICU aim to provide clinicians with evidence-based strategies to optimize the support of the family of critically ill patients in the ICU. These guidelines identify the evidence base for best practices for family-centered care in the ICU. All recommendations were weak, highlighting the relative nascency of this field of research and the importance of future research to identify the most effective interventions to improve this important aspect of ICU care.

Guideline Type: Clinical

Category: Quality and Patient Safety, Administration,

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A complete list of the guidelines authors and contributors is available within the published manuscript.