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Factors Associated With Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders: Patients' Preferences, Prognoses, and Physicians' Judgments
(1996-08-15)
BACKGROUND: Medical treatment decisions should be based on the
preferences of informed patients or their proxies and on the expected outcomes
of treatment. Because seriously ill patients are at risk for cardiac arrest,
examination ...
Older Age, Aggressiveness of Care, and Survival for Seriously Hospitalized Adults
(1999-11-16)
BACKGROUND: Older age is associated with less aggressive treatment
and higher short-term mortality due to serious illness. It is not known
whether less aggressive care contributes to this survival disadvantage in
elderly ...
Short-Term Mortality Predictions for Critically Ill Hospitalized Adults: Science and Ethics
(1991-10-18)
Modern life-sustaining therapy often succeeds in postponing death but
may be ineffective at restoring health. Decisions that influence the time and
circumstances of an individual's death are now common and require an ...
The Illusion of End-of-Life Resource Savings With Advance Directives
(1997-04)
OBJECTIVE: Would increasing the documentation of advance directives
(ADs) lead to a reduction in resource utilization? We examined this question
by conducting three secondary analyses: (1) we tested for a change in ...
Do Advance Directives Provide Instructions That Direct Care?
(1997-04)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether the lack of effect of advance
directives (ADs) on decision-making in SUPPORT might arise, in part, from the
content of the actual documents. DESIGN: Advance directives placed in the
medical ...
Short-Term Mortality Predictions for Critically Ill Hospitalized Adults: Science and Ethics
(1991-10-18)
Modern life-sustaining therapy often succeeds in postponing death but
may be ineffective at restoring health. Decisions that influence the time and
circumstances of an individual's death are now common and require an ...