How the relationships between general practitioners and intensivists can be improved: the general practitioners' point of view.

Introduction: The present study assessed the opinion of general practitioners (GPs) concerning their relationships with intensivists.

Methods: An anonymous questionnaire was mailed to 7,239 GPs. GPs were asked about their professional activities, postgraduate intensive care unit (ICU) training, the rate of patient admittance to ICUs, and their relationships with intensivists.