Managing daily intensive care activities: An observational study concerning ad hoc decision making of charge nurses and intensivists



: Lundgren-Laine H, Kontio E, Perttila J, Korvenranta H, Forsstrom J, Salantera S

Publisher: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD

: 2011

 Critical Care

: CRITICAL CARE

: CRIT CARE

: R188

: 4

: 15

: 4

: 10

: 1466-609X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc10341


Conclusions: ICU shift leaders make a great number of complex ad hoc decisions throughout the day. Often this decision making involves both intensivists and charge nurses. It forms a bundle that requires versatile, immediate information for a successful outcome. In the future, we need to investigate which information is crucial for ad hoc decision making. These challenges should also be emphasised when information technology programs for ICU care management are developed.



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