"Sacred Pause" in the ICU: Evaluation of a Ritual and Intervention to Lower Distress and Burnout.

Sumit KapoorChristopher K MorganMuhammad Asim SiddiqueKalpalatha K Guntupalli

Published in: The American journal of hospice & palliative care (2018)

Sacred pause brings closure, prevents cumulative grief and distress, builds resilience, promotes team effort, and improves professional satisfaction of ICU team. It may lower burnout syndrome in ICU, but further studies are warranted.

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