QI Intervention Reduces use of Nonbeneficial ICU Treatments
- PMID: 34819478
- DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000767828.03417.4a
QI Intervention Reduces use of Nonbeneficial ICU Treatments
Abstract
According to this study: A quality improvement intervention that trained physicians to communicate with family members of critically ill patients in the ICU led to an improvement in the quality of family meetings and reduced the use of nonbeneficial treatments.
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Comment on
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Evaluation of Time-Limited Trials Among Critically Ill Patients With Advanced Medical Illnesses and Reduction of Nonbeneficial ICU Treatments.JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Jun 1;181(6):786-794. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.1000. JAMA Intern Med. 2021. PMID: 33843946 Free PMC article.
References
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- Chang DW, et al. JAMA Intern Med 2021;181(6):786–94.
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