Crit Care. 2015;19:S3. doi: 10.1186/cc14721. Epub 2015 Dec 18.
Critical care (London, England)
John J Marini
PMID: 26728560 PMCID: PMC4699063 DOI: 10.1186/cc14721
Developments in recent years have placed powerful new tools of diagnosis, therapy, and communication at the disposal of medicine in general, and of critical care in particular. The art of healing requires not only technical proficiency, but also personal connection, multidisciplinary teamwork, and commitment to the venerable traditions of our profession. The latter often seem to be under assault by today's high-pressure, high-efficiency, and increasingly business-driven hospital environments. Re-tooling critical care for the future generations of caregivers requires something old--empathetic connection--as well as the exciting newer technologies of our science and practice.