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Aligning critical care interventions with patient goals: A modified Delphi study
Alison E Turnbull1, Sarina K Sahetya2, Dale M Needham3
1Outcomes After Critical Illness and Surgery Group, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Objective:
To develop a list of non-emergent, potentially harmful interventions commonly performed in ICUs that require a clear understanding of patients' treatment goals.
Background:
A 2016 policy statement from the American Thoracic Society and American College of Critical Care Medicine calls on intensivists to engage in shared decision-making when "making major treatment decisions that may be affected by personal values, goals, and preferences."
Methods:
A three-round modified Delphi consensus process was conducted via a panel of 6 critical care physicians, 6 ICU nurses, 6 former ICU patients, and 6 family members from 6 academic and community-based medical institutions in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region.
Results:
Recommendations about 8 interventions achieved consensus among respondents.
Conclusions:
Clinical and patient/family participants in a modified Delphi consensus process were able to identify preference-sensitive decisions that should trigger clinicians to clarify patient goals and consider initiating shared decision-making.
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