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Published in: Critical Care 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Editorial

Decisions regarding admission to the ICU and international initiatives to improve the decision-making process

Author: Christopher Bassford

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2017

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Whether a critically ill patient should or should not be offered life-supporting treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) is arguably the most important decision that is regularly made on behalf of a patient; deciding not to admit somebody may mean that their death is inevitable. Yet these decisions are often made in the face of uncertain information, time constraints and without the patient being able to participate in discussions. In this context it is perhaps surprising that more research and guidance has not addressed this area of practice. …
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Metadata
Title
Decisions regarding admission to the ICU and international initiatives to improve the decision-making process
Author
Christopher Bassford
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-017-1749-3

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