The Frequency and Cost of Treatment Perceived to Be Futile in Critical Care

IMPORTANCE Physicians often perceive as futile intensive care interventions that prolong life without achieving an effect that the patient can appreciate as a benefit. The prevalence and cost of critical care perceived to be futile have not been prospectively quantified. OBJECTIVE To quantify the pr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	JAMA internal medicine 2013-11, Vol.173 (20), p.1887-1894
Hauptverfasser:	Huynh, Thanh N, Kleerup, Eric C, Wiley, Joshua F, Savitsky, Terrance D, Guse, Diana, Garber, Bryan J, Wenger, Neil S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Attitude of Health Personnel Biological and medical sciences Critical Care - economics Critical Care - psychology Critical Care - standards Critical Care - statistics & numerical data Female General aspects Humans Intensive Care Units - economics Intensive Care Units - statistics & numerical data Male Medical Futility - psychology Medical sciences Middle Aged Miscellaneous Prospective Studies Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
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