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
2012
The Past, Present, and Future of Advance Directives as a Guide to End-of-Life Decision Making
Sauler M, Siegel MD. The Past, Present, and Future of Advance Directives as a Guide to End-of-Life Decision Making. CHEST Journal 2012, 141: 9-10. PMID: 22215824, DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-2744.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters