Technical devices and interprofessional clinical decision-making in the intensive care unit: a scoping review

Abstract

Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) and one of its facets, interprofessional clinical decision-making (IPCDM), are considered approaches to improve the quality of care and satisfaction of healthcare professionals in intensive care units (ICUs). Patient care in ICUs is characterized by frequent decision-making processes and technical devices. We conducted a scoping review to gain insight into the state of research on technical devices and IPCDM of nurses and physicians in ICUs. We systematically searched four databases for peer-reviewed publications and followed these up with extensive citation tracking. No article explicitly focuses on how technical devices shape IPCDM. The need for a greater emphasis on the role of technical devices in shaping IPCDM using mixed-method and qualitative research methodologies framed by sociomaterial theories is highlighted.