Meredith G Vanstone, Karla Krewulak, Shipra Taneja, Marilyn Swinton, Kirsten Fiest, Karen E A Burns, Sylvie Debigare, Joanna C Dionne, Gordon Guyatt, John C Marshall, John G Muscedere, Adam M Deane, Simon Finfer, John A Myburgh, Audrey Gouskos, Bram Rochwerg, Ian Ball, Tina Mele, Daniel J Niven, Shane W English, Madeleine Verhovsek, Deborah J Cook
INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to create a definition of patient-important upper gastrointestinal bleeding during critical illness as an outcome for a randomized trial. DESIGN: This was a sequential mixed-methods qualitative-dominant multi-center study with an instrument-building aim. In semi-structured individual interviews or focus groups we elicited views from survivors of critical illness and family members of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) regarding which features indicate important gastrointestinal bleeding...
March 5, 2024: Journal of Critical Care