Journal article
Decision-making in the ICU: perspectives of the substitute decision-maker
Abstract
Objective. To describe the substitute decision-makers' perspectives related to decision-making in the intensive care unit (ICU) and to determine those variables associated with their overall satisfaction with decision-making.Design. Prospective, multicenter, cohort study.Setting. Six Canadian university-affiliated ICUs.Patients and participants. We distributed a validated, self-administered questionnaire assessing 21 key aspects of …
Authors
Heyland DK; Cook DJ; Rocker GM; Dodek PM; Kutsogiannis DJ; Peters S; Tranmer JE; O'Callaghan CJ
Journal
Intensive Care Medicine, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 75–82
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
January 2003
DOI
10.1007/s00134-002-1569-y
ISSN
0342-4642