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
Guardianship and End-of-Life Decision Making
Cohen AB, Wright MS, Cooney L, Fried T. Guardianship and End-of-Life Decision Making. JAMA Internal Medicine 2015, 175: 1687-1691. PMID: 26258634, PMCID: PMC4683611, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.3956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLegal casesProfessional guardiansLife decisionsRecent legal casesImpaired decision-making capacityDecision-making capacityLife-sustaining treatmentJudicial reviewGuardian's authoritySurrogate decision makersVulnerable personsComprehensive standardsGuardiansAuthoritiesStatutesBroader frameworkPreexisting relationshipDecisionsLife treatmentMedical decisionsSuch situationsCourtGuardianshipLawRights