ICU physicians' and internists' survival predictions for patients evaluated for admission to the intensive care unit.

Monica EscherBara RicouMathieu NendazFabienne SchererStéphane CullatiPatricia HudelsonThomas Perneger

Published in: Annals of intensive care (2018)

Physicians are able to predict survival probabilities when they assess patients for intensive care, albeit imperfectly. Internists are more accurate than ICU physicians. However, ICU physicians' estimates more strongly influence the admission decision. Closer collaboration between ICU physicians and internists is needed.

Keyphrases

primary care
intensive care unit
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
emergency department
mechanical ventilation
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation