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Bilateral Renal Artery Thrombosis Secondary To Blunt Trauma: Case Report And Review Of The Literature., P Frassinelli, Michael D. Pasquale Md, Facs, Fccm, C Reckard, J Goodreau, G Sherwin Jun 2016

Bilateral Renal Artery Thrombosis Secondary To Blunt Trauma: Case Report And Review Of The Literature., P Frassinelli, Michael D. Pasquale Md, Facs, Fccm, C Reckard, J Goodreau, G Sherwin

Michael D Pasquale MD, FACS, FCCM

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The Effect Of A Family Support Intervention On Family Satisfaction, Length-Of-Stay, And Cost Of Care In The Intensive Care Unit, Wayne Shelton, Crystal Moore, Sophia Socaris, Jian Gao, Jane Dowling Mar 2016

The Effect Of A Family Support Intervention On Family Satisfaction, Length-Of-Stay, And Cost Of Care In The Intensive Care Unit, Wayne Shelton, Crystal Moore, Sophia Socaris, Jian Gao, Jane Dowling

Crystal Moore

OBJECTIVE: The study examined the effect of adding a full-time family support coordinator to the surgical intensive care unit team on family satisfaction, length-of-stay, and cost in the surgical intensive care unit. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS: A quasi-experimental design was conducted in two phases: baseline (8 mos) and intervention (10 mos) phases. Data on family satisfaction, length-of-stay, and costs from both phases were collected. INTERVENTIONS: The intervention added a new role, the family support coordinator, to the surgical intensive care unit team. The family support coordinator functioned as a liaison between the patient's family and the health care team. MEASUREMENTS …