Bundled Consent in US Intensive Care Units

Maria L Espinosa1, Aaron M Tannenbaum1, Megha Kilaru1

  • 1Maria L. Espinosa is a medical student at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. Aaron M. Tannenbaum is a fellow at the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; a resident in the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago; and a clinical ethics fellow at the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, University of Chicago. Megha Kilaru is a research associate at the Center for Healthcare Delivery Science and Innovation, University of Chicago Medicine. Jennifer Stevens is a physician and director of the Center for Healthcare Delivery Science, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Mark Siegler is a physician in the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, and founding director of the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. Michael D. Howell is founder of the Center for Healthcare Delivery Science and Innovation, University of Chicago Medicine; a physician in the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago; and a principal scientist at Google AI, Google, LLC, Mountain View, California. William F. Parker is a physician in the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, and a clinical ethics fellow at the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics.

Summary

Bundled consent for intensive care unit procedures is uncommon nationally. While it improves informed consent, its adoption is low, with many providers interested in learning more.

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