1. Goal-Concordant Care After Severe Acute Brain Injury
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Rachel Rutz Voumard, Kaley M. Dugger, Whitney A. Kiker, Jason Barber, Gian Domenico Borasio, J. Randall Curtis, Ralf J. Jox, and Claire J. Creutzfeldt
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neuropalliative care ,severe acute brain injury ,goal-concordant care ,shared decision-making ,palliative care ,Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ,RC346-429 - Abstract
Background: Patients with severe acute brain injury (SABI) lack decision-making capacity, calling on families and clinicians to make goal-concordant decisions, aligning treatment with patient's presumed goals-of-care. Using the family perspective, this study aimed to (1) compare patient's goals-of-care with the care they were receiving in the acute setting, (2) identify patient and family characteristics associated with goal-concordant care, and (3) assess goals-of-care 6 months after SABI.Methods: Our cohort included patients with SABI in our Neuro-ICU and a Glasgow Coma Scale Score
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- 2021
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