2020
Making Medical Treatment Decisions for Unrepresented Patients in the ICU. An Official American Thoracic Society/American Geriatrics Society Policy Statement
Pope TM, Bennett J, Carson SS, Cederquist L, Cohen AB, DeMartino ES, Godfrey DM, Goodman-Crews P, Kapp MB, Lo B, Magnus DC, Reinke LF, Shirley JL, Siegel MD, Stapleton RD, Sudore RL, Tarzian AJ, Thornton JD, Wicclair MR, Widera EW, White DB. Making Medical Treatment Decisions for Unrepresented Patients in the ICU. An Official American Thoracic Society/American Geriatrics Society Policy Statement. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2020, 201: 1182-1192. PMID: 32412853, PMCID: PMC7233335, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202003-0512st.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsUnrepresented patientsFair processProcedural due processMedical treatment decisionsPolicy statementsElder lawDue processHealth lawProcedural safeguardsState lawsUndue influenceLawCritical care settingAppropriate balanceAdvance directivesEthical goalsTreatment decisionsAppropriate medical careDiligent searchCapacity assessmentPatient advocacyInstitutionsPolicy recommendationsLess oversightCare settings
2015
An Official American Thoracic Society Policy Statement: Managing Conscientious Objections in Intensive Care Medicine
Lewis-Newby M, Wicclair M, Pope T, Rushton C, Curlin F, Diekema D, Durrer D, Ehlenbach W, Gibson-Scipio W, Glavan B, Langer L, Manthous C, Rose C, Scardella A, Shanawani H, Siegel MD, Halpern SD, Truog RD, White DB. An Official American Thoracic Society Policy Statement: Managing Conscientious Objections in Intensive Care Medicine. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2015, 191: 219-227. PMID: 25590155, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201410-1916st.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccess to InformationAdolescentAdultAgedAttitude of Health PersonnelBioethical IssuesChildConscienceDisclosureFemaleGuidelines as TopicHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInfantIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedOrganizational PolicyPatient RightsPregnancyProfessional AutonomySocieties, MedicalUnited StatesWorkforceConceptsCritical care settingCare settingsConscientious objectionMedical servicesAmerican Thoracic Society StatementIntensive care unit cliniciansMoral integrityTimely accessIntensive care medicineHospital administratorsMultidisciplinary expert committeeAvailable medical servicesPolicy statementsSociety statementCare medicineAdult medicineClinician judgmentPatient accessPatient advocacyCliniciansPatientsDiverse working groupExcessive hardshipsInstitutional mechanismsMoral dialogue