Table 5 Identity roles of internists in decisions of admission to intensive care
From: Internists’ and intensivists’ roles in intensive care admission decisions: a qualitative study
Type of identity role | Identity roles | Quotes |
|---|---|---|
Decisions | Leader | What I need is for him [the intensivist] to tell me when he can admit the patient…he can of course give his opinion, and if he doesn’t agree to take the patient he has to convince me and my superior why he doesn’t want to. Either he changes his mind, or we change our minds. But often, particularly if we have some experience and if we stick with strict criteria, things are clear. (Med 09) |
Partner | It’s true that the discussion is important, to be sure that the ICU consultant has understood things well. On the ward, we see patients more often, every day, and we have maybe a better sense of what the patient wants than the head of the ICU who arrives and has to get an idea in 15 min. That’s why we’re really complementary. (Med 03) |