Derivation and performance of an end-of-life practice score aimed at interpreting worldwide treatment-limiting decisions in the critically ill

Derivation and performance of an end-of-life practice score aimed at interpreting worldwide treatment-limiting decisions in the critically ill

Abstract Background Limitations of life-sustaining interventions in intensive care units (ICUs) exhibit substantial changes over time, and large, contemporary variation across world regions. We sought to determine whether a weighted end-of-life practice score can explain a large, contemporary, world...

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Main Authors: Spyros D. Mentzelopoulos, Su Chen, Joseph L. Nates, Jacqueline M. Kruser, Christiane Hartog, Andrej Michalsen, Nikolaos Efstathiou, Gavin M. Joynt, Suzana Lobo, Alexander Avidan, Charles L. Sprung, the End-of-life Practice Score Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
End-of-life practice score
ROC analysis
Medical ethics
End-of-life care
Palliative care
Life-sustaining therapy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-022-03971-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-022-03971-9

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