Anticipating need for intensive care in the healthcare trajectory of patients with chronic disease: A qualitative study among specialists.
Alicia TahaMarine JacquierNicolas Meunier-BeillardFiona EcarnotPascal AndreuJean-Baptiste RoudautMarie LabruyèreJean-Philippe RigaudJean-Pierre QuenotPublished in: PloS one (2022)
This study describes the perceptions that physicians treating patients with chronic disease have of intensive care, notably that it is a distinct and technical specialty that presents challenging medical and ethical situations. Our study also opens perspectives for actions that could promote a pluridisciplinary approach to anticipating acute decompensation and ICU requirements in patients with chronic disease.