The Timing of Family Meetings in the Medical Intensive Care Unit.
Gina M PiscitelloWilliam M ParhamMichael T HuberMark SieglerWilliam F ParkerPublished in: The American journal of hospice & palliative care (2019)
Family meetings occur considerably later than 72 hours and are often held in close proximity to a patient's death. This suggests for some physicians, family meetings may primarily be used to negotiate withdrawal of life support rather than to support the patient and family.