The intensive care unit (ICU) is where patients are given some of the most technologically
advanced life-sustaining treatments, and where difficult decisions are made about the …

• Clinicians can use the “surprise” question or more detailed clinical criteria to identify high-
risk patients who need to determine their goals of care.• When discussing goals of care with …

Background Despite advances in resuscitation care in recent years, it is not clear whether
survival and neurologic function after in-hospital cardiac arrest have improved over time …

Objective: The incidence and incidence over time of cardiac arrest in hospitalized patients is
unknown. We sought to estimate the event rate and temporal trends of adult inhospital …

The goal of this statement is to develop consensus recommendations aimed at measuring
and optimizing outcomes after in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA). For the purposes of this …

Objective: We investigated whether the survival of patients with inhospital cardiac arrest
could be extended by extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation supported with …

Studies have shown that cancer care near the end of life is more aggressive than many
patients prefer. Using a cohort of deceased Medicare beneficiaries with poor-prognosis …

BACKGROUND: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) using extracorporeal life support
(ECLS) system has been successfully used to support patients with in-and out-of-hospital …

Background Psychologic symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression
are relatively common among family members of patients who die in the ICU. The patient …

Background: The guideline-recommended elements to include in discussions about goals of
care with patients with serious illness are mostly based on expert opinion. We sought to …