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Impact of advance directives on the variability between intensivists in the decisions to forgo life-...

Impact of advance directives on the variability between intensivists in the decisions to forgo life-...

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Impact of advance directives on the variability between intensivists in the decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatment

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Impact of advance directives on the variability between intensivists in the decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatment

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London: BioMed Central Ltd

Journal title

Critical care (London, England), 2020-12, Vol.24 (1), p.1-672, Article 672

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English

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London: BioMed Central Ltd

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Background There is wide variability between intensivists in the decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatment (DFLST). Advance directives (ADs) allow patients to communicate their end-of-life wishes to physicians. We assessed whether ADs reduced variability in DFLSTs between intensivists. Methods We conducted a multicenter, prospective, simulation...

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Impact of advance directives on the variability between intensivists in the decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatment

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_e152e8f8b6a64734a9ddc5cb71c0ab53

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_e152e8f8b6a64734a9ddc5cb71c0ab53

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1364-8535

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1364-8535,1366-609X,1466-609X

DOI

10.1186/s13054-020-03402-7

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