Impact of advance directives on the variability between intensivists in the decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatment

Impact of advance directives on the variability between intensivists in the decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatment

Abstract Background There is wide variability between intensivists in the decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatment (DFLST). Advance directives (ADs) allow patients to communicate their end-of-life wishes to physicians. We assessed whether ADs reduced variability in DFLSTs between intensivists. M...

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Main Authors: Margot Smirdec, Mercé Jourdain, Virginie Guastella, Céline Lambert, Jean-Christophe Richard, Laurent Argaud, Samir Jaber, Kada Klouche, Anne Medard, Jean Reignier, Jean-Philippe Rigaud, Jean-Marc Doise, Russell Chabanne, Bertrand Souweine, Jeremy Bourenne, Julie Delmas, Pierre-Marie Bertrand, Philippe Verdier, Jean-Pierre Quenot, Cecile Aubron, Nathanael Eisenmann, Pierre Asfar, Alexandre Fratani, Jean Dellamonica, Nicolas Terzi, Jean-Michel Constantin, Axelle Van Lander, Renaud Guerin, Bruno Pereira, Alexandre Lautrette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Advance directives
Decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatment
ICU
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-03402-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-03402-7

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