Background: International family-centered critical care guidelines recommend formal,
structured communication to ensure that clinical decision making is informed by a shared …

Background The communication process of preparing patients and families facing
progressive neurodegenerative diseases for future illness has not been empirically …

Article abstract-Although the general guidelines for do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders apply to
acute stroke patients, few data are available to aid decision-making. With a view to …

Background Uncertainty remains as to the role of decompressive craniectomy (DC) for
primary evacuation of an acute subdural haematoma (ASDH). In 2011, a collaborative group …

Clinical pathways have been proven to be valuable tools in improving outcomes in patients
with neurological diagnoses. However, their use with trauma populations has been limited …

Background Successful donation of organs after cardiac death (DCD) requires identification
of patients who will die within 60 min of withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment (WLST). We …

Shared decision-making (SDM) occurs when patients, families and clinicians consider
patients' values and preferences alongside the best medical evidence and partner to make …

Rationale: Although numerous studies have documented that family members in intensive
care units struggle with end-of-life decisions for incapacitated patients, there is little …

Introduction Only limited data are available on consent and satisfaction of patients receiving
specialized neurocritical care. In this study we (i) analyzed the extent of retrospective …

INTRODUCTION: When patients are unable to make important end-of-life decisions, doctors
ask surrogate decision makers to provide insight into patients' preferences. Unfortunately …