Family Presence during Resuscitation: A Canadian Critical Care Society Position Paper

BACKGROUND: Recent evidence suggests that patient outcomes are not affected by the offering of family presence during resuscitation (FPDR), and that psychological outcomes are neutral or improved in family members of adult patients. The exclusion of family members from the resuscitation area should,...

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Main Authors: Simon JW Oczkowski, Ian Mazzetti, Cynthia Cupido, Alison E Fox-Robichaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/532721
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spelling doaj-cf29bf5b8afe44d6a52fd258fd6c9aac2021-07-02T04:59:00ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412015-01-0122420120510.1155/2015/532721Family Presence during Resuscitation: A Canadian Critical Care Society Position PaperSimon JW Oczkowski0Ian Mazzetti1Cynthia Cupido2Alison E Fox-Robichaud3Departments of Medicine and Anaesthesia, Division of Critical Care Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaDepartments of Medicine and Anaesthesia, Division of Critical Care Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaDepartments of Medicine and Anaesthesia, Division of Critical Care Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaDepartments of Medicine and Anaesthesia, Division of Critical Care Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: Recent evidence suggests that patient outcomes are not affected by the offering of family presence during resuscitation (FPDR), and that psychological outcomes are neutral or improved in family members of adult patients. The exclusion of family members from the resuscitation area should, therefore, be reassessed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/532721
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Family Presence during Resuscitation: A Canadian Critical Care Society Position Paper
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title Family Presence during Resuscitation: A Canadian Critical Care Society Position Paper
title_short Family Presence during Resuscitation: A Canadian Critical Care Society Position Paper
title_full Family Presence during Resuscitation: A Canadian Critical Care Society Position Paper
title_fullStr Family Presence during Resuscitation: A Canadian Critical Care Society Position Paper
title_full_unstemmed Family Presence during Resuscitation: A Canadian Critical Care Society Position Paper
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series Canadian Respiratory Journal
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publishDate 2015-01-01
description BACKGROUND: Recent evidence suggests that patient outcomes are not affected by the offering of family presence during resuscitation (FPDR), and that psychological outcomes are neutral or improved in family members of adult patients. The exclusion of family members from the resuscitation area should, therefore, be reassessed.
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