"If I had only known"--on choice and uncertainty in the ICU.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
After receiving a ventricular assist device, a patient experiences months of advances and setbacks in the ICU. She's one of a new subcategory of ICU patients: the chronically critically ill. Their stories reveal shortcomings of common perspectives on medical decision making.
Medical subject headings
- Choice Behavior
- Chronic Disease
- Critical Care
- Uncertainty