Impact of restricted family presence during the COVID-19 pandemic on critically ill patients, families, and critical care clinicians: a qualitative systematic review

• Main Authors: Karla D. Krewulak (Author), Natalia Jaworska (Author), Laurie Lee (Author), Julia St. Louis (Author), Olesya Dmitrieva (Author), Madison P. Leia (Author), Christopher Doig (Author), Daniel J. Niven (Author), Ken Kuljit S. Parhar (Author), Bram Rochwerg (Author), Andrew West (Author), Henry T. Stelfox (Author), Jeanna Parsons Leigh (Author), Kirsten M. Fiest (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background We aimed to synthesize the qualitative evidence on the impacts of COVID-19-related restricted family presence policies from the perspective of patients, families, and healthcare professionals from neonatal (NICU), pediatric (PICU), or adult ICUs. Methods We searched MEDLINE, EMBA...