
Resumen: Las Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI) han hecho un trabajo excepcional desde que se crearon, proporcionando esperanza y oportunidad a quienes morían principalmente a causa de la epidemia de poliomielitis en los años 50. Desde entonces, personas con diversas patologías de gravedad comenzaron a ser atendidas en estas complejas unidades. El desarrollo de la especialidad y de la tecnología han permitido la disminución de la mortalidad, y hoy quienes ingresan a estas unidades, tienen altas probabilidades de sobrevivir. Sin embargo, el avance tecnológico alcanzado en el diagnóstico y tratamiento de las enfermedades no ha ido de la mano con el avance en el desarrollo de habilidades no técnicas en el equipo de salud, esto último exigido y adolecido por los pacientes y familiares, quienes anhelan una atención integral, más aún en el contexto de crisis que significa la hospitalización en una UCI. Abstract: The Intensive Care Units (ICU) have done an exceptional job since they were created, providing hope and opportunity to those who died because of the polio epidemic in the 50s, since then critical illness began to be treated in these complex units. The development of specialty and technology have allowed the reduction of mortality, and today patients have a high probability of survival. However, the technological advance has been a huge growth, which has not happened with the non-technical skills in the critical care team, this is what patients and families today demand and suffer, because they want an holistic view in the crisis that means being hospitalized in the ICU. Palabras clave: Cuidados intensivos, Humanización de la salud, Keywords: Intensive care unit, Humanization of healthcare
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