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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0B013E3181659096" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0B013E3181659096</a>
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Recommendations for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: a consensus statement by the American College [corrected] of Critical Care Medicine
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Critical Care Medicine
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2008
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Humans; Intensive Care Units; Family; Biomedical Research; Terminal Care/methods/standards; Intensive Care/methods/standards; Life Support Care/ethics/methods
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Truog RD; Campbell ML; Curtis JR; Haas CE; Luce JM; Rubenfeld GD; Rushton CH; Kaufman DC; American Academy of Critical Care Medicine
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BACKGROUND: These recommendations have been developed to improve the care of intensive care unit (ICU) patients during the dying process. The recommendations build on those published in 2003 and highlight recent developments in the field from a U.S. perspective. They do not use an evidence grading system because most of the recommendations are based on ethical and legal principles that are not derived from empirically based evidence. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Family-centered care, which emphasizes the importance of the social structure within which patients are embedded, has emerged as a comprehensive ideal for managing end-of-life care in the ICU. ICU clinicians should be competent in all aspects of this care, including the practical and ethical aspects of withdrawing different modalities of life-sustaining treatment and the use of sedatives, analgesics, and nonpharmacologic approaches to easing the suffering of the dying process. Several key ethical concepts play a foundational role in guiding end-of-life care, including the distinctions between withholding and withdrawing treatments, between actions of killing and allowing to die, and between consequences that are intended vs. those that are merely foreseen (the doctrine of double effect). Improved communication with the family has been shown to improve patient care and family outcomes. Other knowledge unique to end-of-life care includes principles for notifying families of a patient's death and compassionate approaches to discussing options for organ donation. End-of-life care continues even after the death of the patient, and ICUs should consider developing comprehensive bereavement programs to support both families and the needs of the clinical staff. Finally, a comprehensive agenda for improving end-of-life care in the ICU has been developed to guide research, quality improvement efforts, and educational curricula. CONCLUSIONS: End-of-life care is emerging as a comprehensive area of expertise in the ICU and demands the same high level of knowledge and competence as all other areas of ICU practice.
2008
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0B013E3181659096" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1097/CCM.0B013E3181659096</a>
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Journal Article
2008
American Academy of Critical Care Medicine
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Biomedical Research
Campbell ML
Critical Care Medicine
Curtis JR
Family
Haas CE
Humans
Intensive Care Units
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Kaufman DC
Life Support Care/ethics/methods
Luce JM
Rubenfeld GD
Rushton CH
Terminal Care/methods/standards
Truog RD