Aligning critical care interventions with patient goals: A modified Delphi study

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 517-524

  Turnbull, Alison E ^a,b,c   Sahetya, Sarina K ^b   Needham, Dale M ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

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

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Critical care; Decision making; Delphi technique; Life sustaining treatments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DELPHI STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MALE; NURSE; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHARED DECISION MAKING; CONSENSUS; DECISION MAKING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; STANDARDS;

ADULT; AGED; CONSENSUS; CRITICAL CARE; DECISION MAKING; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION;

EID: 84994131243     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: 15273288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2016.07.011     Document Type: Article

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