An intensive communication intervention for the critically ill

A controlled trial to improve care for seriously ill hospitalized patients. The study to understand prognoses and preferences for outcomes and risks of treatments (SUPPORT). The SUPPORT Principal Investigators

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Nursing, Internal Medicine, End-of-life Care +16

A Controlled Trial to Improve Care for Seriously III Hospitalized Patients

Alfred F. Connors · JAMA · 1995 · 2.3K citations

Health Professions, Internal Medicine, Palliative Care +11

Increasing Incidence of Withholding and Withdrawal of Life Support From the Critically Ill

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Medicine, Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine +15

A National Survey of End-of-life Care for Critically Ill Patients

Thomas J. Prendergast, Michaël Claessens, John M. Luce · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 1998 · 646 citations

Medicine, Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine +9

A Prospective Study of Advance Directives for Life-Sustaining Care

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Law, Health Policy, End-of-life Care +6