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Mortality prediction models, causal effects, and end-of-life decision making in the intensive care unit

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: End-of-life (EOL) decision making in the intensive care unit (ICU) is challenging for both families and clinicians. This decision-making process is ideally framed around a shared understanding of a patient’s values and goals, all taken in the context of their critical illness and prognosis.

Source: BMJ Health & Care Informatics

DOI: 10.1136/bmjhci-2020-100220

Authors: Jason H Maley, Kerollos N Wanis, Jessica G Young, Leo A Celi

Institutions: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Language: English

Topic: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,207