The neuroethics of disorders of consciousness: a brief history of evolving ideas

MJ Young, YG Bodien, JT Giacino, JJ Fins, RD Truog… - Brain, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Neuroethical questions raised by recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of
disorders of consciousness are rapidly expanding, increasingly relevant and yet …

Variations in end-of-life practices in intensive care units worldwide (Ethicus-2): a prospective observational study

A Avidan, CL Sprung, JC Schefold, B Ricou… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background End-of-life practices vary among intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide.
Differences can result in variable use of disproportionate or non-beneficial life-sustaining …

The story of critical care in Asia: a narrative review

J Phua, CM Lim, MO Faruq, KMK Nafees, B Du… - Journal of intensive …, 2021 - Springer
Background Asia has more critically ill people than any other part of our planet. The aim of
this article is to review the development of critical care as a specialty, critical care societies …

Course and predictors of posttraumatic stress-related symptoms among family members of deceased ICU patients during the first year of bereavement

ST Tang, CC Huang, TH Hu, WC Chou, LP Chuang… - Critical Care, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background/Objective Death in intensive care units (ICUs) may increase bereaved
family members' risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, posttraumatic stress …

[HTML][HTML] A national study of life-sustaining treatments in South Korea: what factors affect decision-making?

SY Park, B Lee, JY Seon, IH Oh - Cancer Research and …, 2021 - synapse.koreamed.org
Purpose This cross-sectional study investigated the status of life-sustaining treatment (LST)
practices and identified characteristics and factors influencing decision-making practices …

The influence of geography, religion, religiosity and institutional factors on worldwide end-of-life care for the critically ill: the WELPICUS study

CL Sprung, AL Jennerich, GM Joynt… - … of palliative care, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: To evaluate the association between provider religion and religiosity and
consensus about end-of-life care and explore if geographical and institutional factors …

Comparison of end-of-life care between recent immigrants and long-standing residents in Ontario, Canada

BI Quach, D Qureshi, R Talarico, AT Hsu… - JAMA Network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Recent immigrants face unique cultural and logistical challenges that differ from
those of long-standing residents, which may influence the type of care they receive at the …

Transferring home to die from critical care units: A scoping review of international practices

Y Lin, T Long-Sutehall, M Myall - Journal of Critical Care, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To identify and characterise the international practices of transferring a dying
patient home to die from critical care units. Materials and methods A systematic scoping …

Comparison of clinical characteristics and end-of-life care between COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 Muslim patients during the 2020 pandemic

I Khalid, M Imran, RM Yamani, M Imran… - American Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Little is known about end-of-life care among Muslim patients, particularly
during Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID) pandemic, which we report here. Methods: The …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics of Clinicians Are Associated With Their Beliefs About ICD Deactivation: Insight From the DECIDE-HF Study

F Landry-Hould, B Mondésert, AG Day, HJ Ross… - CJC open, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Discussing goals of care with heart failure patients is recommended but is not
done systematically, due to factors such as time and personal beliefs. A recent survey …