Use of a standardized code status explanation by residents among hospitalized patients

• Päätekijät: Kriti Mittal (Tekijä), Kapil Sharma (Tekijä), Neha Dangayach (Tekijä), Dhaval Raval (Tekijä), Katherine Leung (Tekijä), Susan George (Tekijä), George Abraham (Tekijä)
• Aineistotyyppi: Kirja
• Julkaistu: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Aiheet: article
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Objectives: There is wide variability in the discussion of code status by residents among hospitalized patients. The primary objective of this study was to determine the effect of a scripted code status explanation on patient understanding of choices pertaining to code status and end-of-life care. M...