2015
Critical Care at the End of Life
Akgün KM, Kapo JM, Siegel MD. Critical Care at the End of Life. Seminars In Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2015, 36: 921-933. PMID: 26600274, DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1565254.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPalliative care skillsPalliative care modelCare modelCare skillsBasic palliative care skillsComplex palliative care needsIntensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionPalliative care consultationPalliative care needsPalliative care domainsChronic life-limiting conditionsFamily-centered endLife-limiting conditionsPeer support groupsUnit admissionEnd of lifeICU patientsSymptom managementCare consultationsICU providersCritical careIndividual ICUsICUCare needs
2010
Analytic Reviews: Managing the Agitated Patient in the ICU: Sedation, Analgesia, and Neuromuscular Blockade
Honiden S, Siegel MD. Analytic Reviews: Managing the Agitated Patient in the ICU: Sedation, Analgesia, and Neuromuscular Blockade. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2010, 25: 187-204. PMID: 20663774, DOI: 10.1177/0885066610366923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unit physiciansICU lengthPharmacologic featuresVentilator daysCritical illnessMost patientsPharmacologic therapyIll patientsNeuroleptic medicationUnit physiciansNeuromuscular blockadeObjective assessment toolReversible etiologyPatient outcomesCognitive dysfunctionStructured protocolICU environmentPatientsPsychological distressAssessment toolDistressAnalgesiaUndertreatmentICUMedications
2009
End-of-Life Decision Making in the ICU
Siegel M. End-of-Life Decision Making in the ICU. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2009, 30: 181-194. PMID: 19186289, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2008.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-of-life decision makingEnd-of-life decisionsEnd of life decision makingEnd-of-lifeCritical care practiceProportion of deathsEthical frameworkCare practicesPatient's familyDecision makingEmpathic approachTreatment choiceProfessional skillsICUDeveloping worldFamilyDeathCliniciansIntensivistsAdmissionMakingWorldOutcomes