Abstract
To identify, describe, and compare published documents intended to guide decisions about the administration, withholding, or withdrawal of life support in critical care. Review article. SETTING AND SOURCES: Publicly available, English-language guidelines or decision tools for life support, identified through systematic literature search. Forty-nine documents were included and coded for authorship, source, development methodology, format, and positions taken on 12 common life-support issues. Sources were independent academics (n=21, 43%), professional organizations (n=19, 44%), and provider organizations. Eighteen documents (37%) described no development method. Twenty-three (47%) were produced collectively (e.g., by committees or consensus conference), 7 (14%) mentioned a literature review, and 2 (4%) were based upon the author's professional experience. Tools differed in format and focus; we characterize three types as decision schemas (involving clinical practice algorithms; n=7, 14%), decision guides (reviewing legal or professional positions; n=29, 59%), and decision counsels (more discursive and focusing typically on ethical issues; n=13, 27%). Tools addressed 12 common life-support issues: advance directives (67%), resour...Continue Reading
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