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Family Presence at First Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Subsequent Limitations on Care in the Medical Intensive Care Unit.
Am J Crit Care
May 2017
Rebecca L. Krochmal was a fellow, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. John W. Blenko was an associate professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine. Majid Afshar is an assistant professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Loyola University School of Medicine, Maywood, IL. Giora Netzer is an associate professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine. Susan C. Roy is director, Department of Pastoral Care, University of Maryland Medical Center. Debra L. Wiegand is an associate professor, Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health, University of Maryland School of Nursing. Carl B. Shanholtz is a professor of medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Background: The association of family-witnessed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and subsequent advance directives in the medical intensive care unit is unknown.
Objective: To compare clinical outcomes, including subsequent limitations on care, of family-witnessed vs family-unwitnessed CPR in the inpatient setting.
Methods: Analysis of demographics and outcomes pertaining to family presence in a retrospective cohort of consecutive patients receiving first CPR in the medical intensive care unit of a tertiary academic medical center.