Defining conditions for effective interdisciplinary care team communication in an open surgical intensive care unit: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Poor interdisciplinary care team communication has been associated with increased mortality. The study aimed to define conditions for effective interdisciplinary care team communication.

Design

An observational cross-sectional qualitative study.

Setting

A surgical intensive care unit in a large, urban, academic referral medical centre.

Participants

A total 6 interviews and 10 focus groups from February to June 2021 (N=33) were performed. Interdisciplinary clinicians who cared for critically ill patients were interviewed. Participants included intensivist, transplant, colorectal, vascular, surgical oncology, trauma faculty surgeons (n=10); emergency medicine, surgery, gynaecology, radiology physicians-in-training (n=6), advanced practice providers (n=5

SUBMITTER: Diaz CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10729088 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature