Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Feb 2011
Multicenter StudyPatient satisfaction with care in the intensive care unit: can we rely on proxies?
To investigate whether next of kin can be addressed as proxy to assess patients' satisfaction with care in the intensive care unit (ICU). ⋯ If the patient is unable to rate his satisfaction with care in the ICU, next of kin may be taken as an appropriate surrogate.