Published in Chest on July 01, 2005
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An Official ATS/AACN/ACCP/ESICM/SCCM Policy Statement: Responding to Requests for Potentially Inappropriate Treatments in Intensive Care Units. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2015) 2.86
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Seeking worldwide professional consensus on the principles of end-of-life care for the critically ill. The Consensus for Worldwide End-of-Life Practice for Patients in Intensive Care Units (WELPICUS) study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2014) 2.46
Quality indicators for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med (2003) 2.42
Evaluation of a standardized order form for the withdrawal of life support in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med (2004) 2.42
Refinement, scoring, and validation of the Family Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit (FS-ICU) survey. Crit Care Med (2007) 2.34
Beyond mortality: future clinical research in acute lung injury. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2010) 2.28
Legal physician-assisted dying in Oregon and the Netherlands: evidence concerning the impact on patients in "vulnerable" groups. J Med Ethics (2007) 2.27
A phase II randomized placebo-controlled trial of omega-3 fatty acids for the treatment of acute lung injury. Crit Care Med (2011) 2.27
Barriers and facilitators to end-of-life care communication for patients with COPD. Chest (2005) 2.23
Oregon physicians' responses to requests for assisted suicide: a qualitative study. J Palliat Med (2004) 2.18
Using the medical record to evaluate the quality of end-of-life care in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med (2008) 2.16
Management of the critically ill patient with severe acute pancreatitis. Crit Care Med (2004) 2.16
Validation of 2 depression screening tools in dialysis patients. Am J Kidney Dis (2005) 2.16
Family satisfaction in the ICU: differences between families of survivors and nonsurvivors. Chest (2007) 2.08
An official American Thoracic Society workshop report: assessment and palliative management of dyspnea crisis. Ann Am Thorac Soc (2013) 2.08
Measuring pain as the 5th vital sign does not improve quality of pain management. J Gen Intern Med (2006) 2.04
Abandonment at the end of life from patient, caregiver, nurse, and physician perspectives: loss of continuity and lack of closure. Arch Intern Med (2009) 2.03
Point: the ethics of unilateral "do not resuscitate" orders: the role of "informed assent". Chest (2007) 2.02
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Establishing an evidence base for physician-family communication and shared decision making in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med (2006) 1.80
Integrating palliative care for liver transplant candidates: "too well for transplant, too sick for life". JAMA (2006) 1.80
Determinants of medical students' perceived preparation to perform end-of-life care, quality of end-of-life care education, and attitudes toward end-of-life care. J Palliat Med (2010) 1.79
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Association of depression and life-sustaining treatment preferences in patients with COPD. Chest (2005) 1.77
Physician-assisted death--a last resort? N Engl J Med (2002) 1.75
Predictors of symptoms of posttraumatic stress and depression in family members after patient death in the ICU. Chest (2009) 1.74
Hospital variation and temporal trends in palliative and end-of-life care in the ICU. Crit Care Med (2013) 1.70
Estimating the effect of palliative care interventions and advance care planning on ICU utilization: a systematic review. Crit Care Med (2015) 1.68
Families with limited English proficiency receive less information and support in interpreted intensive care unit family conferences. Crit Care Med (2009) 1.68
A scenario-based, randomized trial of patient values and functional prognosis on intensivist intent to discuss withdrawing life support. Crit Care Med (2014) 1.66
Spiritual care of families in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med (2007) 1.62
Withdrawing life support and resolution of conflict with families. BMJ (2002) 1.62
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Development of an e-mail database of US intensive care physicians. J Crit Care (2007) 1.58
Quality of dying and death in two medical ICUs: perceptions of family and clinicians. Chest (2005) 1.53
Prevalence of formal accusations of murder and euthanasia against physicians. J Palliat Med (2012) 1.53
Oregon hospice nurses and social workers' assessment of physician progress in palliative care over the past 5 years. Palliat Support Care (2003) 1.52
Integrating Palliative Care Into the Care of Neurocritically Ill Patients: A Report From the Improving Palliative Care in the ICU Project Advisory Board and the Center to Advance Palliative Care. Crit Care Med (2015) 1.50
The association of spiritual care providers' activities with family members' satisfaction with care after a death in the ICU*. Crit Care Med (2014) 1.49
A multifaceted intervention to improve compliance with process measures for ICU clinician communication with ICU patients and families. Crit Care Med (2013) 1.48
Proposed quality measures for palliative care in the critically ill: a consensus from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Critical Care Workgroup. Crit Care Med (2006) 1.48
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A multicenter study of key stakeholders' perspectives on communicating with surrogates about prognosis in intensive care units. Ann Am Thorac Soc (2015) 1.46
Nonconsented human immunodeficiency virus testing among critically ill patients: intensivists' practices and the influence of state laws. Arch Intern Med (2007) 1.42
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Expressions of nonabandonment during the intensive care unit family conference. J Palliat Med (2005) 1.38
The ethical conduct of clinical research involving critically ill patients in the United States and Canada: principles and recommendations. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2004) 1.36
Attitudes and experiences of Oregon hospice nurses and social workers regarding assisted suicide. Palliat Med (2004) 1.34
Integrating palliative and critical care: description of an intervention. Crit Care Med (2006) 1.34
Lung allocation score for lung transplantation: impact on disease severity and survival. Chest (2007) 1.33
Psychometric characteristics of a quality of communication questionnaire assessing communication about end-of-life care. J Palliat Med (2006) 1.33
An official American Thoracic Society systematic review: the association between health insurance status and access, care delivery, and outcomes for patients who are critically ill. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2010) 1.32
The Quality of Dying and Death Questionnaire (QODD): empirical domains and theoretical perspectives. J Pain Symptom Manage (2009) 1.31
Differences in health care utilization at the end of life among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and patients with lung cancer. Arch Intern Med (2006) 1.30
The language of prognostication in intensive care units. Med Decis Making (2008) 1.29
Accusations of murder and euthanasia in end-of-life care. J Palliat Med (2005) 1.28
Potential for response bias in family surveys about end-of-life care in the ICU. Chest (2009) 1.27
Life support for patients without a surrogate decision maker: who decides? Ann Intern Med (2007) 1.27
Family member satisfaction with end-of-life decision making in the ICU. Chest (2008) 1.26
Association between inhaled beta-agonists and the risk of unstable angina and myocardial infarction. Chest (2002) 1.26
Transitions regarding palliative and end-of-life care in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or advanced cancer: themes identified by patients, families, and clinicians. J Palliat Med (2008) 1.25
Perceptions of cost constraints, resource limitations, and rationing in United States intensive care units: results of a national survey. Crit Care Med (2008) 1.23
International differences in end-of-life attitudes in the intensive care unit: results of a survey. Arch Intern Med (2005) 1.22
Alterations during medical interpretation of ICU family conferences that interfere with or enhance communication. Chest (2008) 1.21
Narcotic and benzodiazepine use after withdrawal of life support: association with time to death? Chest (2004) 1.21
An official American Thoracic Society policy statement: pay-for-performance in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2010) 1.20
Duration of withdrawal of life support in the intensive care unit and association with family satisfaction. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2008) 1.18
Empathy and life support decisions in intensive care units. J Gen Intern Med (2008) 1.18
Survival, mortality, and location of death for patients seen by a hospital-based palliative care team. J Palliat Med (2006) 1.17
Communication about end-of-life care between language-discordant patients and clinicians: insights from medical interpreters. J Palliat Med (2005) 1.16
Integrating Palliative Care in the ICU: The Nurse in a Leading Role. J Hosp Palliat Nurs (2011) 1.15
An official American Thoracic Society/American Association of Critical-Care Nurses/American College of Chest Physicians/Society of Critical Care Medicine policy statement: the Choosing Wisely® Top 5 list in Critical Care Medicine. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2014) 1.15
A randomized trial to improve communication about end-of-life care among patients with COPD. Chest (2011) 1.15
Agreement among family members in their assessment of the Quality of Dying and Death. J Pain Symptom Manage (2004) 1.14
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