Traumatic brain injury: progress and challenges in prevention, clinical care, and research

AIR Maas, DK Menon, GT Manley, M Abrams… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has the highest incidence of all common
neurological disorders, and poses a substantial public health burden. TBI is increasingly …

Non-beneficial treatments in hospital at the end of life: a systematic review on extent of the problem

M Cardona-Morrell, JCH Kim, RM Turner… - … Journal for Quality in …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Purpose To investigate the extent of objective 'non-beneficial treatments (NBTs)'(too much)
anytime in the last 6 months of life in routine hospital care. Data sources English language …

The prevalence of compassion fatigue and burnout among healthcare professionals in intensive care units: a systematic review

MMC Van Mol, EJO Kompanje, DD Benoit, J Bakker… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Working in the stressful environment of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is an
emotionally charged challenge that might affect the emotional stability of medical staff. The …

Different aspects of frailty and COVID-19: points to consider in the current pandemic and future ones

H Hussien, A Nastasa, M Apetrii, I Nistor, M Petrovic… - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Older adults at a higher risk of adverse outcomes and mortality if they get
infected with Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). These …

Time-limited trial of intensive care treatment: an overview of current literature

EE Vink, E Azoulay, A Caplan, EJO Kompanje… - Intensive care …, 2018 - Springer
In critically ill patients, it is frequently challenging to identify who will benefit from admission
to the intensive care unit and life-sustaining interventions when the chances of a meaningful …

Outcome in patients perceived as receiving excessive care across different ethical climates: a prospective study in 68 intensive care units in Europe and the USA

DD Benoit, HI Jensen, J Malmgren, V Metaxa… - Intensive care …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Whether the quality of the ethical climate in the intensive care unit (ICU) improves
the identification of patients receiving excessive care and affects patient outcomes is …

Perceived nonbeneficial treatment of patients, burnout, and intention to leave the job among ICU nurses and junior and senior physicians

D Schwarzkopf, H Rüddel… - Critical care …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Perceiving nonbeneficial treatment is stressful for ICU staff and may be
associated with burnout. We aimed to investigate predictors and consequences of perceived …

Development of a tool for defining and identifying the dying patient in hospital: Criteria for Screening and Triaging to Appropriate aLternative care (CriSTAL)

M Cardona-Morrell, K Hillman - BMJ supportive & palliative care, 2015 - spcare.bmj.com
Objective To develop a screening tool to identify elderly patients at the end of life and
quantify the risk of death in hospital or soon after discharge for to minimise prognostic …

Exploring family experiences of nursing aspects of end-of-life care in the ICU: A qualitative study

M Noome, BM Dijkstra, E van Leeuwen… - Intensive and Critical Care …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim of this study was to examine the experience (s) of family with the nursing
aspects of End-of-life care in the intensive care unit after a decision to end life-sustaining …

Ethical challenges in resuscitation

SD Mentzelopoulos, AM Slowther, Z Fritz… - Intensive care …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose A rapidly evolving resuscitation science provides more effective treatments to an
aging population with multiple comorbidites. Concurrently, emergency care has become …