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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’s ac...

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Autores principales: Turnbull, Alison E., Chessare, Caroline M., Coffin, Rachel K., Needham, Dale M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6353188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30699212
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211531