Developing an intervention around referral and admissions to intensive care: a mixed-methods study

• Main Authors: Chris Bassford (Author), Frances Griffiths (Author), Mia Svantesson (Author), Mandy Ryan (Author), Nicolas Krucien (Author), Jeremy Dale (Author), Sophie Rees (Author), Karen Rees (Author), Agnieszka Ignatowicz (Author), Helen Parsons (Author), Nadine Flowers (Author), Zoe Fritz (Author), Gavin Perkins (Author), Sarah Quinton (Author), Sarah Symons (Author), Catherine White (Author), Huayi Huang (Author), Jake Turner (Author), Mike Brooke (Author), Aimee McCreedy (Author), Caroline Blake (Author), Anne Slowther (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute for Health Research, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Intensive care treatment can be life-saving, but it is invasive and distressing for patients receiving it and it is not always successful. Deciding whether or not a patient will benefit from intensive care is a difficult clinical and ethical challenge. Objectives: To explore the decision...