scholarly journals Will Any Amount of Original Research Truly Improve End-of-Life Decision Making for Critically Ill Elderly Patients?

2017 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian M Ball
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Original Research ◽  
End Of Life Decision ◽  
Life Decision

End-of-Life Decision-Making

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chad D. Kollas ◽  
Beth Boyer Kollas
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Legal Reasoning ◽  
The United States ◽  
Medical Decision ◽  
The Right ◽  
End Of Life Decision ◽  
Life Decision

Growth in the size and wealth of the United States’ elderly population, coupled with a trend toward increasing patient autonomy, has created an environment for increased conflict in end-of-life decision-making. This chapter explores the required elements for making decisions at the end of life, including determination of medical decision-making capacity. Also discussed is the development of the legal reasoning that governs situations involving elderly patients who lack the capacity, but retain the right, to make medical decisions. The chapter describes the utility of the advance care planning process, by which elderly patients can make their preferences for medical treatment known in advance of conditions or illness that could result in cognitive impairment that would otherwise hamper their ability to participate personally in end-of-life decisions. Finally, a variety of forms of advance directives are described, critical tools in honoring the medical autonomy of elderly patients.

Patient Characteristics Associated with End-of-Life Decision Making in Critically Ill Surgical Patients

2011 ◽  
Vol 213 (6) ◽  
pp. 766-770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew E. Lissauer ◽  
Linda Smitz Naranjo ◽  
Jill Kirchoffner ◽  
Thomas M. Scalea ◽  
Steven B. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Patient Characteristics ◽  
Surgical Patients ◽  
End Of Life Decision ◽  
Life Decision ◽  
Critically Ill Surgical Patients

Critically ill patients and end-of-life decision-making: the senior medical resident experience

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphane P. Ahern ◽  
Tina K. Doyle ◽  
François Marquis ◽  
Corey Lesk ◽  
Yoanna Skrobik
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Medical Resident ◽  
End Of Life Decision ◽  
Life Decision

End-of-Life Decision-Making in Canada: The Report by the Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel on End-of-Life Decision-Making

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Udo Schuklenk ◽  
Johannes J. M. van Delden ◽  
Jocelyn Downie ◽  
Sheila McLean ◽  
Ross Upshur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Expert Panel ◽  
End Of Life Decision ◽  
Life Decision
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