Mieux vivre la réanimation

[Visibility of patients and respect for their privacy: reconciling apparently contrary imperatives in the intensive care unit]

Rigorous monitoring of vital functions in intensive care requires optimal visibility of patients and their environment. Conversely, respect for privacy is an ethical imperative to respect. Liquid crystal electrical film is a device that can be applied to windows and can take opaque or transparent form on demand. Its use could satisfy the visibility of patients and respect for their privacy.

[Siblings in a pediatric intensive care unit]

Welcoming visitors has long had difficulty finding its place in intensive care units, including pediatric units. This article describes the reflective approach adopted by a working group in the pediatric intensive care unit at the regional university hospital in Tours, with the aim of fully integrating the reception of siblings into the child's hospitalized care project. The momentum generated by this reflection has gradually enabled the family environment to be restructured around the child in care, reinvigorating a breath of life that extends far beyond the purely biological.

[Technological and human progress in resuscitation]

Resuscitation has evolved a lot since its creation. Innovations have taken place at several levels. It has become more technical, but it has also been able to transform itself by putting the patient at the centre of his or her care, by opening up to families and friends, and by taking an interest in the carers who work there, thus allowing an improvement in the quality of the care provided.

[The wellness trolley: a tool to improve "better living in intensive care"]

ICU services are a source of anxiety and stress. There are many barriers to well-being for the patients who are admitted. From this observation was born the surgical intensive care project of the Pellegrin Hospital in Bordeaux, which aims to create a wellness trolley. Its objective is to improve hospital conditions and the patient's experience.