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Hiller, M., Spohn, K., Hering, R., Hohn, A., Lahm, A., Bergrath, S., Schuette, J. K., Aymaz, S., Cremer, S., Milde, M., Muench, M., Bakker, J. and Schroeder, S. (2021). Multi-professional and interdisciplinary solutions for the sustainable optimisation of intensive care capacity use. Lessons learned in a crisis - from the COVID-19 pandemic to the new normal in everyday clinical practice? Anasthesiol. Intensivmed., 62. S. 385 - 398. EBELSBACH: AKTIV DRUCK & VERLAG GMBH. ISSN 1439-0256

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Abstract

Starting point and problem: The aim of our research was to identify structures and new forms of collaboration which had become established during the COVID-19 pandemic and possible continuation of which beyond the pandemic might provide additional benefit to everyday clinical practice. Methods: A three-stage survey of 22 experts (senior physicians, hospital hygienists, nurse managers and representatives of hospital management) from six municipal hospitals situated in a hotspot region was used to identify measures pertaining to management of intensive care capacity and patient flows, as well as to the flow of information and data. Those measures were rated using a Likert scale. Results were subsequently structured in the setting of a round table. Results: Over the course of three evaluation stages - which saw high response rates of 82 - 91 % - the 43 initially identified measures were reduced to the 14 which received the highest levels of approval. At the round table, 10 of those 14 most relevant measures were categorised in one of three fields of action: 1) interdisciplinary management of patient flows, 2) flexible human resource (HR) concepts and 3) establishing new communication and information structures. Practical examples were formulated for each of the three fields of action and have in the meantime proven their value in everyday clinical practice. Conclusions: Using a structured decision process combined with holistic reflection on the organisational structure of hospitals, strategies were identified which had proven themselves under duress and which should be implemented in everyday clinical practice outside the setting of the pandemic. The flow of patients, resource management and communication structures can be influenced beneficially by sustained closer interdisciplinary and intersectoral collaboration within a new clinical routine. The practical examples and recommendations put forward for each of the fields of action could provide an impulse for other healthcare providers to examine their HR concepts and communication strategies as well as their management of care capacities and patient flows, adjusting to the challenges of new everyday realities with interdisciplinary and intersectoral approaches.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Hiller, M. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Spohn, K. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hering, R. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hohn, A. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Lahm, A. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bergrath, S. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schuette, J. K. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Aymaz, S. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Cremer, S. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Milde, M. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Muench, M. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bakker, J. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schroeder, S. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-602178
DOI:	10.19224/ai2021.385
Journal or Publication Title:	Anasthesiol. Intensivmed.
Volume:	62
Page Range:	S. 385 - 398
Date:	2021
Publisher:	AKTIV DRUCK & VERLAG GMBH
Place of Publication:	EBELSBACH
ISSN:	1439-0256
Language:	German
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language MANAGEMENT Multiple languages Anesthesiology; Critical Care Medicine Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/60217