Internists' and intensivists' roles in intensive care admission decisions: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intensive care Unit (ICU) admission decisions involve collaboration between internists and intensivists. Clear perception of each other's roles is a prerequisite for good collaboration. The objective was to explore how internists and intensivists perceive their roles during admission decisions.

Methods

Individual in-depth interviews with 12 intensivists and 12 internists working at a Swiss teaching hospital. Interviews were analyzed using a thematic approach.

Results

Roles could be divided into practical roles and identity roles. Internist and intensivists had the same perception of each other's practical roles. Internists' practical roles were: recognizing signs of severity when the patient becomes acutely ill, calling the intensivist at the right moment,

SUBMITTER: Cullati S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6083517 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature