ICU Admission Preferences in the Hypothetical Event of Acute Critical Illness: A Survey of Very Old Norwegians and Their Next-of-Kins
In this purposive sample of Norwegian potential ICU candidates 80 years old or older, we found substantial variation in the ICU admission preferences of very old patients. The next-of-kins' proxy statements did not align with the ICU admission preferences of the older respondents in half of the pairs, but next-of-kins' and older respondents' confidence levels in rendering these judgments were high.
Authors
- Elisabeth Skaar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7911-884X)
- Karen E. A. Burns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9967-5424)
- Margrethe Aase Schaufel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9273-2345)
- Reidar Kvåle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8839-6131)
- Ingrid Miljeteig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5738-017X)
- Karl Ove Hufthammer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3170-9496)
- Hans Kristian Flaatten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9186-3482)
- G. Schwarz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4044-0561)
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (NO)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- Impact (CA)
- University of Bergen (NO)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Critical Care Explorations
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/cce.0000000000001185
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.09
Funders
- Helse Vest