Stressful intensive care unit medical crises: how individual responses impact on team performance.

Dominique Piquette; Scott Reeves; Vicki R. LeBlanc

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Stressful intensive care unit medical crises: how individual responses impact on team performance.

April 1, 2009

Piquette D, Reeves S, LeBlanc VR. Crit Care Med. 2009;37(4):1251-1255.

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This qualitative study of provider responses to critical incidents in the intensive care unit found that when individuals experienced emotional distress, other team members quickly experienced similar feelings, with consequent negative effects on team performance.

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