End-of-life practices in Hong Kong intensive care units: results from the Ethicus-2 study
Life-sustaining treatment limitations are common in Hong Kong ICUs; shared decision-making between physicians and families in the patient's best interest is the predominant model. Loss of decision-making capacity is common at the end of life. Patients should be encouraged to communicate end-of-life treatment preferences to family members/surrogates, or through advance directives.
Authors
- Polly Nga Wing Tsai
- Charles L. Sprung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2268-906X)
- Alexander Avidan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1143-4122)
- LL Chang
- Gavin M. Joynt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5823-3435)
- FL Chow
- Anna Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2864-0045)
- Gary KF Au
- Philip Lam
- Dominic So
- Steven KH Ling
Institutions
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL)
- Kwong Wah Hospital (CN)
- Hadassah Medical Center (IL)
- Tuen Mun Hospital (CN)
- Queen Mary Hospital (CN)
- Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital (CN)
- Caritas Medical Centre (CN)
- Prince of Wales Hospital (CN)
- Pain and Rehabilitation Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hong Kong Medical Journal
- Published
- 2024-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12809/hkmj2310944
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54