Multiprofessional Team Performance In The Intensive Care Unit: Challenges And Perspectives

• Published in: Australian journal of basic and applied sciences Vol. 17; no. 11; pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: de Mesquita, Nayara Sousa, Nery do Lago, Pamela, Corrêa, Camila Ferreira, Mendes, Renata Castro, Lima Monteiro, Raimundo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 15.11.2023
• ISSN: 1991-8178; 2309-8414
• DOI: 10.22587/ajbas.2023.17.11.1

Background: The assistance provided in Intensive Care Units is focused on specialized care for patients in critical condition. Considering critical patients admitted to Intensive Care Units, multidisciplinary care consists of complex and special care. In this context, the question arises about the role of multidisciplinary team assistance in implementing adequate care centered on the patient as a whole and not just focusing on the disease. Objective: The study aimed to investigate in national publications the challenges and perspectives of the multidisciplinary team's performance in the Intensive Care Unit. Methodology: This is a bibliographic review article in which an exploratory research was carried out, with a qualitative approach. The search took place in the LILLACS and SCIELO databases from February to May 2023. 22 scientific articles were analyzed using as inclusion criteria articles published in Portuguese; complete, published and indexed in the aforementioned databases in the last ten years. Results: As a result, it became clear that the know-how of different categories of health professionals working together plays a fundamental role in the care of critical patients in the Intensive Care Unit and this requires these professionals to have scientific knowledge and technical skills in care services. Furthermore, they must seek to provide qualified, comprehensive, multidisciplinary care based on scientific evidence. It was concluded that assistance to critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit is highly relevant and essential. Conclusion: It was observed that is essential for those professionals to carry out their activity in an ethical, holistic manner, aiming at physical, biological, psychological and social care in order to guarantee patient safety at all moments of care through the use of effective communication and noise free