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.
Dominique D BenoitH I JensenJ MalmgrenV MetaxaA K ReynersM DarmonK RusinovaD TalmorA P MeertL CancelliereL ZubekP MaiaA MichalsenS VanheuleE J O KompanjeJ DecruyenaereS VandenbergheS VansteelandtB GadeyneB Van den BulckeE AzoulayR D Piersnull nullPublished in: Intensive care medicine (2018)
Enhancing the quality of the ethical climate in the ICU may improve both the identification of patients receiving excessive care and the decision-making process at the end of life.
Keyphrases
- decision making
- intensive care unit
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- quality improvement
- palliative care
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- weight gain
- chronic kidney disease
- mental health
- physical activity
- depressive symptoms
- peritoneal dialysis
- mechanical ventilation
- pain management
- climate change
- prognostic factors
- affordable care act
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- patient reported