Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and long-term disability in the United States.
Though advances in interventions have improved patient survival after stroke …

Background Surrogate decision makers of stroke patients are often unprepared to make
critical decisions on life-sustaining treatments. We describe the development process and …

Improved resuscitation methods and advances in critical care have significantly increased
the survival of patients presenting with devastating brain injuries compared to prior decades …

Background Crucial issues of modern stroke care include best practice end-of-life-decision
(EOLD)-making procedures and the provision of high-quality palliative care for dying stroke …

Abstract Background/Objective Surrogate decision makers for patients with intracerebral
hemorrhage (ICH) are frequently asked to make difficult decisions on use of life-sustaining …

Introduction: Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of disability and mortality worldwide. As
acute stroke patients often lose decision-making capacity, acute management is fraught with …

Making decisions in medical care is a difficult task, involving a variety of cognitive processes.
Decision making is defined as the process of examining possibilities, risks, uncertainties …

Objective: To measure the extent and timing of physicians' documentation of communication
with patients and families regarding limitations on life-sustaining interventions, in a …

Objectives: Families in the neurologic ICU urgently request goals-of-care decision support
and shared decision-making tools. We recently developed a goals-of-care decision aid for …

Background Prognosis after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is poor and care-limiting
decisions may worsen outcomes. Aims To determine whether in current UK stroke practice …