The Role of a Liaison Team in ICU Family Communication During the COVID 19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Context

In the name of public safety, a general suspension on hospital visiting was imposed in the U.K., prohibiting family and friends to visit hospitalized patients, even if they were critically ill.

Objectives

we aimed to assess the impact of the FLT on the communication with patients' family and friends (PFF), especailly around end-of-life care, and their interaction with CC clinicians.

Methods

A retrospective, mixed-methods analysis of a family liaison team (FLT) formed by redeployed clinicians in critical care (CC) during the first surge of the 2020 COVID 19 pandemic.

Results

The FLT was constituted predominantly of non-ICU consultants (30/39, 77%). Following two one-hourly webinars around basic communication skills, the FLT facilitated over 12,000 video

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Soto C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8057931 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature