Outcome in patients perceived as receiving excessive care across different ethical climates: a prospective study in 68 intensive care units in Europe and the USA

Purpose Whether the quality of the ethical climate in the intensive care unit (ICU) improves the identification of patients receiving excessive care and affects patient outcomes is unknown. Methods In this prospective observational study, perceptions of excessive care (PECs) by clinicians working in...

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Published in:	Intensive care medicine Vol. 44; no. 7; pp. 1039 - 1049
Main Authors:	Benoit, D. D., Jensen, H. I., Malmgren, J., Metaxa, V., Reyners, A. K., Darmon, M., Rusinova, K., Talmor, D., Meert, A. P., Cancelliere, L., Zubek, L., Maia, P., Michalsen, A., Vanheule, S., Kompanje, E. J. O., Decruyenaere, J., Vandenberghe, S., Vansteelandt, S., Gadeyne, B., Van den Bulcke, B., Azoulay, E., Piers, R. D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.07.2018 Springer Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Age Factors Anestesi och intensivvård Anesthesiology Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Climate Cluster analysis Comparative analysis Critical Care Medicine Death Decision making Emergency Medicine End of life Ethics Etik Europe Humans Intensive Intensive care Intensive Care Units Intensive Care Units - ethics Medical ethics Medicine Medicine & Public Health Nursing Organizational Culture Original Pain Medicine Patients Pediatrics Pneumology/Respiratory System Prospective Studies Quality of Life Unnecessary Procedures Europe Greece Western Europe United States > US Decision-making Perceived excessive care Ethical climate Interdisciplinary collaboration Patient outcomes Treatment-limitation decisions
ISSN:	0342-4642, 1432-1238, 1432-1238
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