Palliative care approaches to acute stroke in the hospital setting
MRF Greenway, MT Robinson - Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 2023 - Elsevier
Stroke is a prevalent neurologic condition that portends a high risk of morbidity and mortality
such that patients impacted by stroke and their caregivers can benefit from palliative care at …
such that patients impacted by stroke and their caregivers can benefit from palliative care at …
Early stroke mortality, patient preferences, and the withdrawal of care bias
AG Kelly, KD Hoskins, RG Holloway - Neurology, 2012 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: Early mortality is a potential measure of the quality of care provided to
hospitalized stroke patients. Whether in-hospital stroke mortality is reflective of deviations …
hospitalized stroke patients. Whether in-hospital stroke mortality is reflective of deviations …
End-of-life considerations and shared decision making in neurocritical care
C Lazaridis - CONTINUUM: Lifelong Learning in Neurology, 2018 - journals.lww.com
The goal of shared decision making in the neurocritical care setting is to form plans of care
that are consistent with best medical practice and are respectful of the patient's values …
that are consistent with best medical practice and are respectful of the patient's values …
Prognosis and decision making in severe stroke
RG Holloway, CG Benesch, WS Burgin, JB Zentner - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
ContextAn increasing number of deaths following severe stroke are due to terminal
extubations. Variation in withdrawal-of-care practices suggests the possibility of …
extubations. Variation in withdrawal-of-care practices suggests the possibility of …
Pilot randomized clinical trial of a goals-of-care decision aid for surrogates of patients with severe acute brain injury
Background and Objectives Breakdowns in clinician-family communication in neurologic
intensive care units (neuroICUs) are common, particularly for goals-of-care decisions to …
intensive care units (neuroICUs) are common, particularly for goals-of-care decisions to …
Shared decision making after severe stroke—How can we improve patient and family involvement in treatment decisions?
A Visvanathan, M Dennis, G Mead… - … Journal of Stroke, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
People who are well may regard survival with disability as being worse than death.
However, this is often not the case when those surviving with disability (eg stroke survivors) …
However, this is often not the case when those surviving with disability (eg stroke survivors) …
Challenges of outcome prediction for acute stroke treatment decisions
Physicians often base their decisions to offer acute stroke therapies to patients around the
question of whether the patient will benefit from treatment. This has led to a plethora of …
question of whether the patient will benefit from treatment. This has led to a plethora of …
Appraisal of health states worse than death in patients with acute stroke
EA Everett, W Everett, MR Brier… - Neurology: Clinical …, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To identify health states that patients with acute stroke deem worse than death and
to explore potential predictors for these ratings. Methods This was a cross-sectional study …
to explore potential predictors for these ratings. Methods This was a cross-sectional study …
Numeracy and interpretation of prognostic estimates in intracerebral hemorrhage among surrogate decision makers in the neurologic ICU
N Leiter, M Motta, RM Reed, T Adeyeye… - Critical care …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Clinicians caring for patients with intracerebral hemorrhage must often discuss
prognosis and goals of care with their patients' surrogate decision makers, and may make …
prognosis and goals of care with their patients' surrogate decision makers, and may make …
Thinking about the future: a review of prognostic scales used in acute stroke
BA Drozdowska, S Singh, TJ Quinn - Frontiers in neurology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: There are many prognostic scales that aim to predict functional outcome
following acute stroke. Despite considerable research interest, these scales have had …
following acute stroke. Despite considerable research interest, these scales have had …