Concerns of surrogate decision makers for patients with acute brain injury: A US population survey.
Hwang DY, Knies AK, Mampre D, Kolenikov S, Schalk M, Hammer H, White DB, Holloway RG, Sheth KN, Fraenkel L. Concerns of surrogate decision makers for patients with acute brain injury: A US population survey. Neurology 2020, 94: e2054-e2068. PMID: 32341190, PMCID: PMC7282883, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000009406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute brain injurySevere functional disabilityAcute brain injurySurrogate decision makersBrain injuryLatent class analysisPatient's wishesVegetative stateLong-term careFunctional disabilityPoor prognosisUS population surveySD groupPrognostic accuracyHypothetical patientsPatientsUS populationAdditional groupOlder adultsFuture interventionsCompletion ratesInjuryFamily consensusPopulation surveyUnique concerns