Purpose To assess the rates and variability of do-not-intubate orders in patients with acute
respiratory failure. Methods We conducted a systematic review of observational studies that …

Importance Although the end-of-life care patients receive is known to vary across nations,
regions, and centers, these differences are best explored within a group of patients with …

The present study explores how health professionals evaluate care at the end of life and
what they consider to be a good death. We conducted four focus groups with 37 health …

BACKGROUND: Research suggests that patients' end‐of‐life (EOL) care is determined
primarily by the medical resources available, and not by patient preferences. The authors …

Objective To determine the extent to which hospitals vary in the use of intensive care, and
the proportion of variation attributable to differences in hospital practice that is independent …

Context There has been surprisingly little attention to conceptual and methodological issues
that influence the measurement of discretionary utilization at the end of life (DIAL), an …

Importance Little is known about how different financial incentives between Medicare
Advantage and Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) reimbursement structures influence use of …

Objective: This study examines the relationships between methods of coping with advanced
cancer, completion of advance care directives, and receipt of intensive, life‐prolonging care …

Objective Adequate knowledge of prognosis is a prerequisite for planning appropriate end‐
of‐life (EOL) care. However, questions remain about whether the association between …

Background: Research during the past few decades has greatly advanced our
understanding of the cost, quality, and variability of medical care at the end of life. The …