Patient and public involvement in contemporary large intensive care trials: A meta-epidemiological study.
Stine EstrupEmily BarotCamilla Bekker MortensenCarl Thomas AnthonElena CrescioliMaj-Brit Nørerregaard KjaerGitte Kingo VesterlundCamilla Rahbek Lysholm BruunMarie Oxenbøll ColletBodil Steen RasmussenPraleene SivapalanLone Musaeus PoulsenMorten Hylander MöllerAnders PernerAnders GranholmPublished in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2022)
We found patient and public involvement in a fifth of large, contemporary ICU trials. Primarily patients, families, and clinicians were included, particularly in the trial planning stages and mostly through interviews and discussions. Increased patient and public involvement in ICU trials is warranted.