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A Communication Strategy and Brochure for Relatives of Patients Dying in the ICU

2007; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 356; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmoa063446

1533-4406

Alexandre Lautrette, Michaël Darmon, Bruno Mégarbane, Luc Marie Joly, Sylvie Chevret, Christophe Adrie, D. Barn�oud, G Bleichner, Cédric Bruel, G. Choukroun, J. Randall Curtis, Fabienne Fieux, Richard Galliot, Maïté Garrouste-Orgeas, Hugues Georges, Dany Goldgran-Tolédano, M. Jourdain, G Loubert, Jean Reignier, Fayçal Saidi, Bertrand Souweine, F. Vincent, Nancy Kentish‐Barnes, Frédéric Pochard, Benoı̂t Schlemmer, Élie Azoulay,

Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health

There is a need for close communication with relatives of patients dying in the intensive care unit (ICU). We evaluated a format that included a proactive end-of-life conference and a brochure to see whether it could lessen the effects of bereavement.