Journal article

Critical care in the near future: patient-centered, beyond space and time boundaries

Luca Cabrini, Giovanni Landoni, Massimo Antonelli, Rinaldo Bellomo, Sergio Colombo, Alessandra Negro, Paolo Pelosi, Alberto Zangrillo

MINERVA ANESTESIOLOGICA | EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA | Published : 2016

Abstract

Modern Critical Care aims at improving patient-centered outcomes, not limited to survival. Recently, along with traditional research evaluating single drugs or procedures, more elusive elements have been evaluated, like organizational and teamwork aspects, delivery of critical care before Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission and after discharge. The aim of this review is to offer an up-to-date, comprehensive, and maybe "visionary" big picture of Critical Care in the near future beyond its traditional boundaries. In particular, we wish to suggest key elements that will allow a leap forward in terms of quality of care. Patient-centeredness will be the main issue, taking the patient's wishes int..

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