Barriers and facilitators to end-of-life care delivery in ICUs: A qualitative study

Barriers and facilitators to end-of-life care delivery in ICUs: A qualitative study
Crit Care Med; by Lauren M Janczewski, Adithya Chandrasekaran, Egide Abahuje, Bona Ko, John D Slocum, Kaithlyn Tesorero, My L T Nguyen, Sohae Yang, Erin A Strong, Kunjan Bhakta, Jeffrey P Huml, Jacqueline M Kruser, Julie K Johnson, Anne M Stey; 2/19/24
Objectives: To understand frontline ICU clinician's perceptions of end-of-life care delivery in the ICU.
Setting: Seven ICUs across three hospitals in an integrated academic health system.
Subjects: ICU clinicians (physicians [critical care, palliative care], advanced practice providers, nurses, social workers, chaplains).
Conclusions: Standardized work system communication tasks may improve end-of life discussion processes between clinicians and families.