More than one in three proxies do not know their loved one's current code status: An observational study in a Maryland ICU.
RATIONALE:The majority of ICU patients lack decision-making capacity at some point during their ICU stay. However the extent to which proxy decision-makers are engaged in decisions about their patient's care is challenging to quantify. OBJECTIVES:To assess 1)whether proxies know their patient...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211531 |