The status of intensive care medicine research and a future agenda for very old patients in the ICU
H Flaatten, DW De Lange, A Artigas, D Bin… - Intensive care …, 2017 - Springer
The “very old intensive care patients”(abbreviated to VOPs; greater than 80 years old) are
probably the fastest expanding subgroup of all intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Up until …
probably the fastest expanding subgroup of all intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Up until …
Challenges in end-of-life care in the ICU: Statement of the 5th International Consensus Conference in Critical Care: Brussels, Belgium, April 2003
J Carlet, LG Thijs, M Antonelli, J Cassell, P Cox… - Intensive care …, 2004 - Springer
The jurors identified numerous problems with end of life in the ICU including variability in
practice, inadequate predictive models for death, elusive knowledge of patient preferences …
practice, inadequate predictive models for death, elusive knowledge of patient preferences …
Barriers to goals of care discussions with seriously ill hospitalized patients and their families: a multicenter survey of clinicians
Importance Seriously ill hospitalized patients have identified communication and decision
making about goals of care as high priorities for quality improvement in end-of-life care …
making about goals of care as high priorities for quality improvement in end-of-life care …
Associations between end-of-life discussions, patient mental health, medical care near death, and caregiver bereavement adjustment
AA Wright, B Zhang, A Ray, JW Mack, E Trice… - Jama, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Context Talking about death can be difficult. Without evidence that end-of-life discussions
improve patient outcomes, physicians must balance their desire to honor patient autonomy …
improve patient outcomes, physicians must balance their desire to honor patient autonomy …
End-of-life decision-making in six European countries: descriptive study
A Van der Heide, L Deliens, K Faisst, T Nilstun… - The Lancet, 2003 - thelancet.com
Background Empirical data about end-of-life decision-making practices are scarce. We
aimed to investigate frequency and characteristics of end-of-life decision-making practices in …
aimed to investigate frequency and characteristics of end-of-life decision-making practices in …
Negotiating cross-cultural issues at the end of life: You got to go where he lives
M Kagawa-Singer, LJ Blackhall - Jama, 2001 - jamanetwork.com
Culture fundamentally shapes how individuals make meaning out of illness, suffering, and
dying. With increasing diversity in the United States, encounters between patients and …
dying. With increasing diversity in the United States, encounters between patients and …
Physician factors associated with discussions about end‐of‐life care
NL Keating, MB Landrum, SO Rogers Jr… - … Journal of the …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Guidelines recommend advanced care planning for terminally ill patients
with< 1 year to live. Few data are available regarding when physicians and their terminally ill …
with< 1 year to live. Few data are available regarding when physicians and their terminally ill …
[HTML][HTML] A measure of the quality of dying and death: Initial validation using after-death interviews with family members
JR Curtis, DL Patrick, RA Engelberg, K Norris… - Journal of pain and …, 2002 - Elsevier
A reliable and valid measure of the quality of the dying experience would help clinicians and
researchers improve care for dying patients. To describe the validity of an instrument …
researchers improve care for dying patients. To describe the validity of an instrument …
Barriers to and enablers of advance care planning with patients in primary care: survey of health care providers
Objective To identify barriers to and enablers of advance care planning (ACP) perceived by
physicians and other health professionals in primary care. Design Cross-sectional, self …
physicians and other health professionals in primary care. Design Cross-sectional, self …
Beyond advance directives: importance of communication skills at the end of life
JA Tulsky - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
Patients and their families struggle with myriad choices concerning medical treatments that
frequently precede death. Advance directives have been proposed as a tool to facilitate end …
frequently precede death. Advance directives have been proposed as a tool to facilitate end …