A scenario-based, randomized trial of patient values and functional prognosis on intensivist intent to discuss withdrawing life support

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1455-1462

  Turnbull, Alison E ^a,b,c   Krall, Jenna R ^a   Ruhl, A Parker ^b,c,d   Curtis, J Randall ^e   Halpern, Scott D ^f   Lau, Bryan M ^a   Needham, Dale M ^b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; intensive care; life support care; prognosis; resuscitation orders; withholding treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL PROGNOSIS; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INTENSIVIST; LIKERT SCALE; MALE; MORTALITY; MORTALITY PROBABILITY MODEL II 72 HOURS; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT VALUE; PERSONAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL VALUES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 84901483667     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000227     Document Type: Article

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