Are written advance directives helpful to guide end-of-life therapy in the intensive care unit? A retrospective matched-cohort study

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 128-133

  Hartog, Christiane S ^a,b   Peschel, Ilka ^b   Schwarzkopf, Daniel ^a   Curtis, J Randall ^c   Westermann, Isabella ^b   Kabisch, Bjoern ^b   Pfeifer, Ruediger ^b   Guenther, Albrecht ^b   Michalsen, Andrej ^d   Reinhart, Konrad ^a,b  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b JUH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics   (Germany)

Author keywords

Advance directives; End of life care; Intensive care; Patient autonomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROPENSITY SCORE; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

AD; ADVANCE DIRECTIVE; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CPR; DNR; DO NOT RESUSCITATE; END OF LIFE; END-OF-LIFE CARE; EOL; ICU; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIFE-SUSTAINING MEASURE; LSM; PATIENT AUTONOMY; SEQUENTIAL ORGAN FAILURE ASSESSMENT; SOFA;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ADHERENCE; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84890141410     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2013.08.024     Document Type: Article

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