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Thursday, 16 August 2012

Identifying family members who may struggle in the role of surrogate decision maker

Identifying family members who may struggle in the role of surrogate decision maker. Critical care medicine, August 2012, Vol. 40(8), p.2281-86.

Majesko, A., et al.

http://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Abstract/2012/08000/Identifying_family_members_who_may_struggle_in_the.2.aspx

Although acting as a surrogate decision maker can be highly distressing for some family members of intensive care unit patients, little is known about whether there are modifiable risk factors for the occurrence of such difficulties.

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