- ►annals.org [PDF] L Apatira, EA Boyd, G Malvar, LR Evans, JM … - Annals of Internal Medicine, 2008 - Am Coll Physicians Background: Although many physicians worry that openly discuss- ing a poor
prognosis will cause patients and families to lose hope, surrogate decision
makers' perspectives on this topic are largely unknown. Cited by 4 - Related articles - All 5 versions
[CITATION] Hope, Truth, and Preparing for Death: Perspectives of Surrogate Decision Makers.
- ►critcaremed.com [PDF] MM Levy - Critical care medicine, 2004 - journals.lww.com 1. Milberg JA, Davis DR, Steinberg KP, et al: Improved survival of patients with
acute re- spiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): 1983–1993. JAMA 1995;
273:306–309 2. Jardin F, Fellahi JL, Beauchet A, et al: Im- proved ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
N Johnston, H Dargie, A Jardine - British Medical Journal, 2008 - heart.bmj.com Premature cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the single largest cause of death in
patients with progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD), accounting for 43% of
all cause mortality and over one third of hospitalisations in those with ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 4 versions
C Couchoud, M Labeeuw, O Moranne, V Allot, V … - Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 2008 - ERA-EDTA Results. The overall 6-month mortality was 19%. Age was not associated with
early mortality. Nine risk factors were selected and points assigned for the
score were as follows: body mass index <18.5 kg/m 2 (2 points), diabetes ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 4 versions
- ►thegreenfieldsolution.com CT Bradley, KJ Brasel - Critical care medicine, 2009 - journals.lww.com Objective: The convergence of end-of-life care and surgical practice often
occurs in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU). Because many patients who
encounter difficult end-of-life issues in the SICU do not receive ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 11 versions
WG Anderson, RM Arnold, DC Angus, CL … - Journal of Critical Care, 2009 - pt.wkhealth.com Purpose: The objectives were to describe the decision-making preferences of
relatives (family members) of patients in intensive care units (ICUs), to
determine whether the relatives had symptoms of anxiety and depression ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 32 versions
M Kaufer, P Murphy, K Barker, A Mosenthal - American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2008 - ajh.sagepub.com Each year in the United States, of the more than 2 million people who die, 1 in
5 dies in an intensive care unit (ICU). 1 Of the patients who die in hospi-
tals, about half are cared for in an ICU within 3 days of their death and ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 3 versions
DB White, RA Engelberg, MD Wenrich, B Lo, … - Med Decis Making, 2008 - mdm.sagepub.com Rationale. Although misunderstandings about prognosis are common in intensive
care units (ICUs), little is known about how physicians actually communicate
prognostic information. Objectives. The authors sought to 1) develop a ... Cited by 8 - Related articles - All 3 versions
[CITATION] Clinical practice guidelines for support of families in the patient-centered intensive care unit
