September 3, 2019
Family satisfaction with critical care in the UK: a multicentre cohort study
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/8/e028956Assess family satisfaction with intensive care units (ICUs) in the UK using the Family Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit 24-item (FS-ICU-24) questionnaire, and to investigate […]
September 3, 2019
Patient-centered care at the end of life in the ED
https://catalyst.nejm.org/end-of-life-care-eol-ed/In the last few decades, innovation in cancer care and the widespread availability of new therapies has resulted in increased hospitalization and resource utilization and later […]
September 9, 2019
Algorithms are finding hidden human connections in end-of-life care
https://www.aiin.healthcare/topics/connected-care/algorithms-find-human-connections-end-life-careWhen patients and family members discuss end-of-life matters with professional caregivers, the silences between words can be as telling as the words themselves.
September 9, 2019
Elderly have poor prognosis after recovery in long-term acute care hospitals
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-08/uoc--ehp082119.phpMost patients die within 5 years and spend two-thirds of remaining life as an inpatient, UCSF report finds.