Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 137-146 , March 2010

An evaluation of family-centered care services and organization of visiting policies in Belgian intensive care units: A multicenter survey

Presented in part at the 20th Annual Congress of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, October, 2007, Berlin, Germany. Reference: Vandijck DM, Labeau SO, Geerinckx CE, et al, on Behalf of the Flemish Society of Critical Care Nurses. Families' Reception and Visiting Policies in the Intensive Care Unit: A Multicentre Prospective Study. Intensive Care Med 2007;33(Suppl 1):S261;1015.

  • Dominique M. Vandijck, RN, CCRN, MSc, MA, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
    • Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dominique Vandijck, RN, CCRN, MSc, MA, PhD, Ghent University, Ghent University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Intensive Care Medicine, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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  • Sonia O. Labeau, RN, MNSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Care, University College Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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  • Cindy E. Geerinckx, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Care, University College Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
    • ,
  • Ellen De Puydt, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Care, University College Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
    • ,
  • Ann C. Bolders, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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  • Brigitte Claes, RN, MNSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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  • Stijn I. Blot, RN, CCRN, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
    • Department of Health Care, University College Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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  • Executive Board of the Flemish Society for Critical Care Nurses, Ghent and Edegem, Belgium

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doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2009.06.001

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 137-146 , March 2010

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