Documentation and evaluation of care of dying patients
EOLC in ICU remains challenging due to diagnostic dilemmas, prognostic uncertainty, and short time-frames. Assessment of quality of EoLC care helps assess and possibly improve provision of care. The DECODE questionnaire provides a semi-objective measure of quality of care provided to the dying patient in ICU.
Authors
- Graeme Duke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4790-6750)
- A Cockroft
- Lucinda Roberts
- Mario de Freitas
Institutions
- Eastern Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Critical Care and Resuscitation
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccrj.2025.100136
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00