Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:Ethicists advise that life-sustaining treatment decisions should be made in keeping with patient preferences. Until recently, there has been little systematic study of the impact of patient preferences on the use of various life-sustaining treatments or the consequent cost of hospital care. This prospective study was designed to answer the following questions: a) Do patient treatment preferences about the use of life-sustaining treatment influence the treatments they receive? and b) Do patient treatment preferences influence the total cost of their hospitalization? DESIGN:A prospective, cohort study. SETTING:A university teaching hospital. PATIENTS:Hospitalized patients, at least 50 yrs of age, with short life expectancy due to end-stage heart, lung, or liver disease, metastatic cancer, or lymphoma. INTERVENTIONS:None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS:Patients were interviewed to determine their desire for life-sustaining treatment and other characteristics and then were followed for 6 months to determine life-sustaining treatment use and costs during hospitalization. Two hundred forty-four patients were interviewed. Fifty-eight percent of patients expressed a desire for life-sustaining treatments to prolong life for 1 wk. During 245 subsequent hospitalizations, there were 20 episodes of mechanical ventilation, 63 episodes of intensive care, and 66 cancer treatments given. Bivariate and multivariate analyses showed no significant association between patient desire to receive treatment to prolong life and either life-sustaining treatment use (p = .59) or hospital costs (p = .20). CONCLUSION:In a university teaching hospital setting, there is no systematic evidence that patient preferences determine life-sustaining treatment use or hospital costs.
journal_name
Crit Care Medjournal_title
Critical care medicineauthors
Danis M,Mutran E,Garrett JM,Stearns SC,Slifkin RT,Hanson L,Williams JF,Churchill LRdoi
10.1097/00003246-199611000-00009subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1996-11-01 00:00:00pages
1811-7issue
11eissn
0090-3493issn
1530-0293journal_volume
24pub_type
杂志文章abstract:OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the timing of foregoing life-sustaining treatments in patients enrolled in a sepsis trial and to determine their influence on patient outcome and trial results. DESIGN:Subset of patients in a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. SETTING:Twenty-three academic medical ...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00003246-199703000-00002
更新日期:1997-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To examine the efficacy and safety of proton pump inhibitors in comparison with histamine-2 receptor antagonists for stress-related upper gastrointestinal bleeding prophylaxis among critical care patients. DATA SOURCES:PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov. STUDY SELECTION:Randomized, con...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181d69ccf
更新日期:2010-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Therapeutic hypothermia in the ICU requires mechanical ventilation and sedation. Hypothermia reduces the metabolism of commonly used IV sedatives. The use of long-acting sedative agents may confound neurologic assessment. Volatile anesthetics have been reported to provide protection against ischemia-reperfusi...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0b013e3182a643d7
更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is used to stabilize severe cardiocirculatory and/or respiratory failure. However, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is associated with a coagulopathy characterized by thromboembolic and hemorrhagic complications. This study aimed to characterize the pathomechanism of th...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000004286
更新日期:2020-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To assess trends in the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for poisoning in the United States. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:The National Poison Data System, the databased owned and managed by the American Association of Poison Control Centers, the organization that supports and accred...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000004401
更新日期:2020-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:In children, like in adults, tracheal intubation is a painful procedure that may induce hypertension, tachycardia, and other undesirable hemodynamic disorders. Although premature neonates are very sensitive to pain and vulnerable to its long-term effects, the need for sedation before tracheal intubation is st...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.CCM.0000108883.58081.E3
更新日期:2004-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:In this study, we hypothesized that coronavirus disease 2019 patients exhibit sublingual microcirculatory alterations caused by inflammation, coagulopathy, and hypoxemia. DESIGN:Multicenter case-controlled study. SETTING:Two ICUs in The Netherlands and one in Switzerland. PATIENTS:Thirty-four critically i...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000004862
更新日期:2021-01-07 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To discuss the potential therapeutic value of intraluminal oxygenation of the gut in critical illness. DATA SOURCES:Relevant articles published in the English language literature. STUDY SELECTION:No special study has been carried out for the present presentation. DATA EXTRACTION:Information from the litera...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00003246-199302001-00012
更新日期:1993-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Prolonged therapeutic paralysis with pancuronium is commonly used in ICUs to facilitate mechanical ventilation of patients with respiratory failure. Sedation is usually given concomitantly to reduce patient discomfort, but assessment of its adequacy is made difficult by the paralysis. We recently cared for a former IC...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00003246-198401000-00018
更新日期:1984-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To determine if prior total body hyperthermia protected against subsequent acute ileitis induced by the cytotoxic lectin, ricin, in rats. The time course of heat shock mRNA and protein expression in the ileum was determined. The effects of heat stress on small intestinal mucosal integrity, arachidonic acid m...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00003246-199702000-00020
更新日期:1997-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The emergency department is an important venue for initial sepsis recognition and care. We sought to determine contemporary estimates of the epidemiology of U.S. emergency department visits for sepsis. DESIGN:Analysis of data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. SETTING:U.S. emergency...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000002538
更新日期:2017-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To identify and appraise articles describing criteria used to prioritize or withhold a critical care admission. DATA SOURCES:PubMed, Embase, Medline, EBM Reviews, and CINAHL Complete databases. Gray literature searches and a manual review of references were also performed. Preferred Reporting Items for Syst...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000004624
更新日期:2020-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of, the risk factors associated with, and the outcome of tracheostomy in a heterogeneous population of mechanically ventilated patients. DESIGN:Prospective, observational cohort study. SETTING:A total of 361 intensive care units from 12 countries. PATIENTS:A cohort of 5,081 patie...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 评论,杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1097/01.ccm.0000150026.85210.13
更新日期:2005-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000003467
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Evaluate clinicians' sentiments about participating in cardiac arrest resuscitations and identify factors associated with confidence in resuscitation of cardiac arrest. DESIGN:Electronic survey. SETTING:Twenty-one hospitals in Utah and Idaho. SUBJECTS:All attending physicians, residents, and nurses in a m...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000003612
更新日期:2019-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To review the history and development of critical care nurses, the supply and demand issues related to critical care nursing, critical care nursing's contribution to patient outcomes, and recommendations to ensure a steady and strong workforce. DATA SOURCE AND SELECTION:Information presented in this article ...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/01.CCM.0000203087.42439.53
更新日期:2006-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Studies have shown contradicting results on the association of nursing workload and mortality. Most of these studies expressed workload as patients per nurse ratios; however, this does not take into account that some patients require more nursing time than others. Nursing time can be quantified by tools like...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000004005
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Mild decrease in core temperature (therapeutic hypothermia) provides lasting neuroprotection following cardiac arrest or cerebral ischemia. However, current methods for producing therapeutic hypothermia trigger a cold-defense response that must be countered by sedatives, muscle paralytics, and mechanical ven...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000000229
更新日期:2014-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To study the effects of high-dose epinephrine, compared with standard-dose epinephrine, on the dynamics of superficial cortical cerebral blood flow as well as global cerebral oxygenation during experimental cardiopulmonary resuscitation. We hypothesized that high-dose epinephrine might be unable to improve ce...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00003246-200005000-00028
更新日期:2000-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To investigate pharmacokinetics and metabolism of sodium citrate in critically ill patients. To determine the risk of citrate accumulation in the setting of liver dysfunction (cirrhosis, hepatorenal syndrome). DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine IV, Universi...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.CCM.0000084871.76568.E6
更新日期:2003-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The clearance of amikacin during hemodialysis (HD) was determined in eight critically ill patients. The dialysis period averaged 3.4 h with a blood flow of 200 ml/min. The average amikacin clearance between dialysis was 7.30 +/- 4.78 (SD) ml/min which increased to 37.5 +/- 8.01 ml/min during dialysis. The average seru...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00003246-198805000-00010
更新日期:1988-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Acute hemolysis is associated with organ damage, inflammation, and impaired vascular function. Stimulation of the cholecystokinin-1 receptor-dependent vagal anti-inflammatory reflex with lipid-rich enteral nutrition was demonstrated to prevent tissue damage and attenuate inflammation. This study investigates...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0b013e31828e9262
更新日期:2013-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Reproducibility of thermal-dye extravascular lung water (EVLW) estimation by a lung water computer was studied by performing ten consecutive measurements in 45 critically ill patients. EVLW ranged over a wide spectrum from 187 to 1163 ml (2.4 to 18.6 ml/kg). The mean coefficient of variation of ten consecutive measure...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00003246-198706000-00014
更新日期:1987-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clinical utility of right ventricular end-diastolic volume index (RVEDVI) and pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (PAOP) as measures of preload status in patients with acute respiratory failure receiving treatment with positive end-expiratory pressure. DESIGN:Prospective, cohort study. SETTI...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00003246-199811000-00017
更新日期:1998-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To determine whether glucose utilization and metabolic substrate (glucose and fat) oxidation could be manipulated in patients with secondary multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Intensive care units (ICU) of two university hospitals. PATIENTS:Eight adults free of hepatic ...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00003246-199501000-00014
更新日期:1995-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To confirm early, marked decrease in plasma selenium concentrations in patients admitted to a surgical and medical intensive care unit (ICU), and to study this decrease according to the presence or absence of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), sepsis, or direct ischemia-reperfusion. DESIGN:Pros...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00003246-199809000-00021
更新日期:1998-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0b013e31828a43b2
更新日期:2013-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that the lectin-like domain of tumor necrosis factor, mimicked by the TIP peptide, can improve lung function after unilateral orthotopic lung isotransplantation. Because of a lack of a specific treatment for ischemia reperfusion-mediated lung injury, accompanied by a disrupted barrier i...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181cdf725
更新日期:2010-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Although hepatic cytochrome P-450 protein concentrations are altered following endotoxin shock, changes in P-450 isoforms in sepsis have not been fully investigated. The aim of this study was to determine whether the major P-450 isoform in rat liver (i.e., CYP1A2) is down-regulated during the progression of s...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.CCM.0000109453.57709.E2
更新日期:2004-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association of collaboration between intensive care unit (ICU) physicians and nurses and patient outcome. DESIGN:Prospective, descriptive, correlational study using self-report instruments. SETTINGS:A community teaching hospital medical ICU, a university teaching hospital surgical ICU, an...
journal_title:Critical care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1097/00003246-199909000-00045
更新日期:1999-09-01 00:00:00