THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AS A SYNONYMOUS OF DEATH: LITERATURE REVISION

Authors

  • ANA ELZA OLIVEIRA DE MENDONÇA
  • MAISA ARANTES DA SILVA
  • CADIDJA BATISTA DE ARAÚJO
  • GILSON DE VASCONCELOS TORRES

Keywords:

death, unit of intensive therapy, perception

Abstract

The Hospitalization in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a critical moment in the life of the patients and their relatives, marked by the constant fight between life and death. Thus, this study had as objective to carry through a bibliographical revision about the related emotional aspects to the ICU as a synonymous of death in the perception of the patient, family and professionals of nursing. The used method was the bibliographical survey in virtual database (LILACS, MEDLINE), covering a period of ten years (1996- 2006). It was verified that the ICU is perceived as an unknown environment and little welcoming, associated to death and serious illness.

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TRABALHOS PUBLICADOS

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THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AS A SYNONYMOUS OF DEATH: LITERATURE REVISION. (2014). Fiep Bulletin - Online, 78(2). https://ojs.fiepbulletin.net/fiepbulletin/article/view/3864