… advance directives accurately reflect the complex situations that arise in an intensive care
unit. … gone through the process involved in writing an advance directive, this makes it easier to …

… This study explored the experiences of critical care nurses and physicians with advance
directives (ADs) in an intensive care unit (ICU) to identify the benefits and limitations of ADs and …

… at the time of death there was no effect on the length of time spent in the ICU or on end-of-life
treatment (2). In intensive care units advance directives for patients who are unable to …

Background Our objective was to assess, through a qualitative, exploratory study, the thought
processes of patients regarding the formulation of advance directives (AD) after a stay in …

… whether treatment preferences in patients' advance directives (ADs) are associated with
life-supporting treatments received during end-of-life care in the intensive care unit (ICU). …

… to all the personnel of the intensive care units, since this study could not have been carried
out without their participation. Thanks are also due to the supervisors of the Units of the nine …

… an advance directive. In Germany, a single center cross-sectional study in the intensive care
… an advance directive reported in the electronic patient record. In Slovenian ICUs, in 2013, …

… of a tertiary cancer centerCancer19957612681274. 14. Ewer MS, Taubert JK: Advance
directives in the intensive care unit of a tertiary cancer center. Cancer 1995;76:1268–1274. …

… Advances in intensive care unit (ICU) care have enabled more patients to survive acute
critical illness, but created a new population who are chronically critically ill ( 1 ). Patients with …

… Organ support and replacement technology on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has converted
death from a sudden and often unexpected event to a process which is dependent of the …