- ►annals.org [PDF] DB White, JR Curtis, LE Wolf, TJ Prendergast … - Annals of Internal Medicine, 2007 - Am Coll Physicians Background: Physicians in intensive care units have withdrawn life support in
incapacitated patients who lack surrogate decision mak- ers and advance
directives, yet little is known about how often this occurs or under what ... Cited by 13 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
AM Torke, GC Alexander, J Lantos, M Siegler - Archives of Internal Medicine, 2007 - archinte.highwire.org The physician-patient relationship is a cornerstone of the medical encounter and
has been analyzed extensively. But in many cases, this relationship is altered
because patients are unable to make decisions for themselves. In such ... Cited by 13 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
[CITATION] Families with limited English proficiency receive less information and support in interpreted …
JR Curtis, DB White - Chest, 2008 - chestjournal.chestpubs.org Because most critically ill patients lack decision-making capacity, physicians
often ask family members to act as surrogates for the patient in discussions
about the goals of care. Therefore, clinician-family communication is a ... Cited by 9 - Related articles - All 8 versions
- ►nih.gov RB Selph, J Shiang, R Engelberg, JR Curtis, … - Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2008 - Springer BACKGROUND: Although experts advocate that physi- cians should express empathy
to support family mem- bers faced with difficult end-of-life decisions for
incapacitated patients, it is unknown whether and how this occurs in ... Cited by 9 - Related articles - All 3 versions
[CITATION] Method of Medicare reimbursement and the rate of potentially ineffective care of critically …
- ►berkshirehealthsystems.org [PDF] R Ortega, AK Mehio, A Woo, DH Hafez - N Engl J Med, 2007 - nejm.highwire.org Indications Providing positive-pressure ventilation with a face mask and a
bag-valve device can be a lifesaving maneuver. Although seemingly simple, the
technique requires an understanding of the airway anatomy, the equipment, ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 18 versions
