Shared Decision-Making Communication and Prognostic Misunderstanding in the ICU
Vick J, Berger B, Ubel P, Cox C, You H, E. J, Haverfield M, Hammill B, Carson S, Hough C, White D, Ashana D. Shared Decision-Making Communication and Prognostic Misunderstanding in the ICU. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2439715. PMID: 39405057, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.39715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShared decision-makingIntensive care unitFamily meetingsRetrospective cohort studyIntensive care unit family meetingsCohort studyIntensive care unit physiciansSurvival prognosisSurrogates' perceptionsAssociated with poor patientPhysicians' misunderstandingPhysicians' perceptionsWhite physiciansDecision-making communicationPhysician estimatesMain OutcomesBlack physiciansAbsolute differenceSurgical intensive care unitAsian physiciansPoor patientsSecondary outcomesPhysiciansPrimary outcomeProlonged mechanical ventilation