Between hope and disillusionment: ECMO seen through the lens of nurses working in a neonatal and paediatric intensive care unit.
Jovana A JuckerVincenzo CannizzaroRoxanne E KirschJürg C StreuliEva De ClercqPublished in: Nursing in critical care (2024)
The creation of a multidisciplinary moral community, clear treatment goals and the implementation of palliative care for all paediatric ECMO patients are crucial to alleviate situations of moral distress for nurses, and thus to improve provider well-being and the quality of patient care in PICU/NICU.
Keyphrases
- intensive care unit
- healthcare
- palliative care
- mental health
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- end stage renal disease
- primary care
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- quality improvement
- emergency department
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- mechanical ventilation
- respiratory failure
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- preterm infants
- decision making
- patient reported outcomes