Published in Crit Care Med on May 01, 2015
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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
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An official American Thoracic Society workshop report: assessment and palliative management of dyspnea crisis. Ann Am Thorac Soc (2013) 2.08
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Point: the ethics of unilateral "do not resuscitate" orders: the role of "informed assent". Chest (2007) 2.02
Choosing and using screening criteria for palliative care consultation in the ICU: a report from the Improving Palliative Care in the ICU (IPAL-ICU) Advisory Board. Crit Care Med (2013) 1.97
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Studying communication about end-of-life care during the ICU family conference: development of a framework. J Crit Care (2002) 1.90
Using quality of life to predict hospitalization and mortality in patients with obstructive lung diseases. Chest (2002) 1.83
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Comparing clinician ratings of the quality of palliative care in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med (2011) 1.81
Integrating palliative care for liver transplant candidates: "too well for transplant, too sick for life". JAMA (2006) 1.80
Establishing an evidence base for physician-family communication and shared decision making in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med (2006) 1.80
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Measuring and improving the quality of dying and death. Ann Intern Med (2003) 1.78
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Factors associated with nurse assessment of the quality of dying and death in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med (2004) 1.77
Association of depression and life-sustaining treatment preferences in patients with COPD. Chest (2005) 1.77
Predictors of symptoms of posttraumatic stress and depression in family members after patient death in the ICU. Chest (2009) 1.74
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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
Development of an e-mail database of US intensive care physicians. J Crit Care (2007) 1.58
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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
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A multifaceted intervention to improve compliance with process measures for ICU clinician communication with ICU patients and families. Crit Care Med (2013) 1.48
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Nonconsented human immunodeficiency virus testing among critically ill patients: intensivists' practices and the influence of state laws. Arch Intern Med (2007) 1.42
Year in review in Intensive Care Medicine 2011. II. Cardiovascular, infections, pneumonia and sepsis, critical care organization and outcome, education, ultrasonography, metabolism and coagulation. Intensive Care Med (2012) 1.39
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
Integrating palliative and critical care: description of an intervention. Crit Care Med (2006) 1.34
Psychometric characteristics of a quality of communication questionnaire assessing communication about end-of-life care. J Palliat Med (2006) 1.33
Lung allocation score for lung transplantation: impact on disease severity and survival. Chest (2007) 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