Staff experiences, perceptions of care, and communication in the intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

Digby, Robin; Manias, Elizabeth; Haines, Kimberley; Orosz, Judit; Ihle, Joshua F.; Bucknall, Tracey

doi:10.1016/j.aucc.2022.10.004

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“…This research study corroborates these studies and adds to the knowledge of HCPs' experiences caring for patients with COVID-19 on ECMO. When asked to describe caring for critically ill patients with COVID on ECMO, HCPs offered rich descriptions that aligned with previous literature, 1,9,18 including fearing the unknown, confronting challenges in patient and family interactions, encountering barriers to patient care, facing moral distress, working through exhaustion, persevering by strengthening teamwork, and acknowledging frustration with non-believers. These eleven themes characterized the experiences relevant to the research question: How do HCPs describe caring for critically ill patients with COVID on ECMO?…”

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“…HCPs who care for patients with COVID-19 requiring ECMO support experience significant stressors. 1,9,18 This study is unique in that it examines the experiences of a multi-disciplinary team caring for patients with COVID-19 on ECMO. This research study corroborates these studies and adds to the knowledge of HCPs’ experiences caring for patients with COVID-19 on ECMO.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Moral and ethical challenges imparted by the Covid-19 pandemic has negatively affected patients, families, and healthcare providers (HCPs). 1 Public mistrust of vaccine efficacy combined with high morbidity and mortality rates led to challenging situations among providers and recipients of care. Traditional support systems for patients were stressed resulting in isolation of loved ones in healthcare facilities and increased worry among families and providers of being infected and infecting loved ones changed how families interacted with each other.…”

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Background Coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) affected healthcare workers (HCW) in ways more than increasing the volume of patients needing care. Increased numbers of patients at younger ages required support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Providing this care requires an interdisciplinary team. Aim This study explored the experiences of HCW caring for patients with COVID-19 on ECMO. Methods Face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted via videoconferencing, and transcript comparison was used for the analysis. Findings Open coding of the data generated 7 categories including (1) fearing the unknown, (2) confronting challenges in patient and/or family interactions, (3) encountering barriers to providing care, (4) facing moral distress, (5) working through exhaustion, (6) persevering by strengthening teamwork, (7) and acknowledging frustration with non-believers. Discussion HCW balanced pessimism and optimism while caring for patient with COVID-19 on ECMO. They used negative experiences caring for these patients to strength teamwork and bonding among peers. Conclusion The practice implications for caring for patients with COVID-19 on ECMO include viligance by clinician and organization to protect the wellbeing of healthcare providers, particularly in ICU and ECMO units were moral distress and burnout can be high.

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confidence: 99%