How doctors manage conflicts with families of critically ill patients during conversations about end-of-life decisions in neonatal, pediatric, and adult intensive care

• Main Authors: Amber S. Spijkers, Aranka Akkermans, Ellen M.A. Smets, Marcus J. Schultz, Thomas G.V. Cherpanath, Job B.M. van Woensel, Marc van Heerde, Anton H. van Kaam, Moniek van de Loo, Dick L. Willems, Mirjam A. de Vos
• Other Authors: Amsterdam Public Health
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/74396
• Institution: Mahidol University

Purpose: Intensive care is a stressful environment in which team-family conflicts commonly occur. If managed poorly, conflicts can have negative effects on all parties involved. Previous studies mainly investigated these conflicts and their management in a retrospective way. This study aimed to pros...