Methods: Adult patients admitted to our surgical intensive care unit (SICU) after an EGS
operation over a 3-month period were surveyed regarding preoperative GOC discussions …

Introduction: Despite daily multidisciplinary rounds in the Surgical/Trauma Intensive Care
Unit (STICU), communication between multidisciplinary team (MDT) members and …

PURPOSE: Implementation of rapid response teams has led to hospital-wide increases in
new do not resuscitate (DNR) orders, denoting a valuable opportunity to align care with …

Objectives: There is substantial variation in use of life sustaining technologies in patients
near the end of life but little is known about variation in physicians' initial ICU admission and …

Effective communication among ICU providers plays a critical role in avoiding preventable
harm and improving patient outcomes. Despite progress within some aspects of critical care …

Introduction: Goals of care conversations (GOCC) help set meaningful care plans for
patients (pts)/families. Due to pt complexity and acuity, opportunities to have GOCC in our …

Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed on patients aged≥ 65 years admitted
to Hartford Hospital intensive care units (ICU) with a trauma diagnosis between January …

Methods: Three non-participant investigators independently observed multi-disciplinary
rounds in the 36 beds ICU at a quaternary care center. A total of 421 ICU patient case …

Methods: We will use a prospective, structured short interview methodology for this pilot
study. After obtaining verbal consent to participate, attending PICU physicians and PICU …

OBJECTIVES: To quantify the frequency and patterns of clinicians' use of choice frames
when discussing preference-sensitive care with surrogate decision-makers in the ICU …