[Non-beneficial therapy and emotional exhaustion in end-of-life care : Results of a  survey among intensive care unit personnel].

DISCUSSION: Using the example of EOLC, deficits in the work environment and stress factors were uncovered. Factors of the work environment are associated with perceived NBT. To reduce NBT and burnout, the quality of the work environment should be improved and intensive care specialization and emotional support within the team enhanced. Interprofessional decision-making among the ICU team and interprofessional collaboration should be improved by regular joint rounds and interprofessional case discussions. Mitigating stressful factors such as communication with relatives and high workload require allocation of respective resources.
PMID: 30209513 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Der Anaesthesist - September 12, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Hartog CS, Hoffmann F, Mikolajetz A, Schröder S, Michalsen A, Dey K, Riessen R, Jaschinski U, Weiss M, Ragaller M, Bercker S, Briegel J, Spies C, Schwarzkopf D, SepNet Critical Care Trials Group – Ethicus II Studiengruppe Tags: Anaesthesist Source Type: research