Changes to Visitation Policies and Communication Practices in Michigan ICUs during the COVID-19 Pandemic | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

To the Editor:Critically ill patients are often unable to communicate, placing the onus on clinicians in ICUs to engage family members. In the United States, practice has gradually shifted toward including family members in ICU rounds (1). However, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic dramatically altered hospital care in the United States. For example, early reports suggested many…

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