ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Translation of patients’ advance directives in intensive care units: are we there yet?
Authors' conclusion
Although ADs may improve intensive- and end-of-life care, insufficient knowledge, lack of awareness, poor communication between healthcare providers and patients or surrogates, lack of standardization of directives, as well as ethical and legal concerns challenge their implementation.
Study context
- Population
- Patients in intensive care units (ICUs) and healthcare professionals; studies on implementation and translation of advance directives (AD)
- Participants
- 149,413 patients · 17 studies
- Outcome
- Implementation and translation of ADs in ICUs
Methodological detailsprospective and retrospective studies, PubMed and Medline, published until 2022
- Prospective and retrospective studies
- PubMed and Medline
- Published until 2022
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
- Highest AD prevalence, prospective study in North America
- 49%
- AD prevalence, Central Europe
- 13%
- AD prevalence, Asia
- 4%
- AD prevalence, Australia and New Zealand
- 4%
- AD prevalence, Latin America
- 3%
- AD prevalence, Northern and Southern Europe
- 2.6%
- Healthcare workers not regularly checking for ADs (1 survey)
- 91%
Original publication
Translation of patients’ advance directives in intensive care units: are we there yet? J Intensive Care. Published 15 November 2023. doi:10.
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