2021
The neuroethics of disorders of consciousness: a brief history of evolving ideas
Young M, Bodien Y, Giacino J, Fins J, Truog R, Hochberg L, Edlow B. The neuroethics of disorders of consciousness: a brief history of evolving ideas. Brain 2021, 144: 3291-3310. PMID: 34347037, PMCID: PMC8883802, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awab290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisorders of consciousnessMulti-Society Task ForceAmerican Congress of Rehabilitation MedicineNational Institute on DisabilityNatural history of recoveryHistory of recoveryAmerican Academy of NeurologyRehabilitation researchRehabilitation medicineTreatment of disorders of consciousnessResponsive careClinical careTaxonomy of disorders of consciousnessAmerican CongressVulnerable populationsIndependent livingProlonged disordersMinimally conscious stateTask ForceAmerican AcademyIncreased awarenessDisability rights perspectiveCareCritically ill patientsBiomedical ethics
2018
Assessment of Covert Consciousness in the Intensive Care Unit
Edlow B, Fins J. Assessment of Covert Consciousness in the Intensive Care Unit. Journal Of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2018, 33: 424-434. PMID: 30395042, PMCID: PMC6317885, DOI: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingTraumatic brain injuryAcute severe traumatic brain injurySevere traumatic brain injuryIntensive care unitCovert consciousnessEthical challengesIntensive care unit patientsTask-based functional magnetic resonance imagingTask-based fMRILife-sustaining therapyWithdrawal of life-sustaining therapyCare unitEthical frameworkBehavioral assessmentCritically ill patientsEvaluation normsMagnetic resonance imagingConsciousnessBrain injuryGoals of careClinical scenariosIll patientsRecovered consciousnessTreatment decisions
2016
A Surgeon's Dilemma
Shuman A, Fins J. A Surgeon's Dilemma. The Hastings Center Report 2016, 46: 9-10. PMID: 27150413, DOI: 10.1002/hast.586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment-refractory cancerCritically ill patientsObstructing tumorAwake tracheotomyIntraoperative deathsProgressive diseasePulmonary embolismAggressive resuscitationPerioperative windowMechanical ventilationIll patientsDifficulty breathingEmergency roomPatientsPatient's desireSurgeonsSurgical staffSignificant riskYoung mothersMortality conferencesMothersEmbolizationSurgeryTracheotomyTumor
2001
14 Research in the Intensive Care Unit Ethical and Methodological Issues
Barie P, Bacchetta M, Fins J, Eachempati S. 14 Research in the Intensive Care Unit Ethical and Methodological Issues. 2001, 137-154. DOI: 10.1016/b978-012655330-7/50016-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive care unitAffecting quality of careQuality of careOrganizational characteristics of ICUsInterpretation of research studiesIll patientsCritically ill patientsMethodological issuesQuality management programCharacteristics of intensive care unitVariability of outcomesOutcomes of critically ill patientsManagement programsCare unitOrganizational characteristicsPatient/research subjectClinical researchAffecting qualitySample sizeOutcomesResearch studiesClinical managementCareTranslational researchPatients