title: [End of life care in intensive care units].
abstract: In intensive care units, death occurs after a medical decision of treatment limitation in a great majority of patients. In this context, taking care of the patient and his relatives is ethically, practically and emotionally complex. End of life is a well known factor of conflict, burnout and stress among medical and nursing teams in the ICU. The recommendations described in the following article are expected to clarify the roles and practices of the professionals involved in end of life procedures in the ICU.
authors.affiliation: Service des soins intensifs, Département d'anesthésiologie, pharmacologie et soins intensifs HUG et Université de Genève, 1211 Geneve 14. valerie.gardaz@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gardaz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doll
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ricou
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003657:Decision Making / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D016414:Resuscitation Orders / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives