Recommendations for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: a consensus statement by the American College of Critical Care Medicine
Background: These recommendations have been developed to improve the care of
intensive care unit (ICU) patients during the dying process. The recommendations build on
those published in 2003 and highlight recent developments in the field from a US
perspective. They do not use an evidence grading system because most of the
recommendations are based on ethical and legal principles that are not derived from
empirically based evidence. Principal Findings: Family-centered care, which emphasizes …
intensive care unit (ICU) patients during the dying process. The recommendations build on
those published in 2003 and highlight recent developments in the field from a US
perspective. They do not use an evidence grading system because most of the
recommendations are based on ethical and legal principles that are not derived from
empirically based evidence. Principal Findings: Family-centered care, which emphasizes …