Patient and family attitudes regarding the practice of procedures on the newly deceased.

摘要: UNLABELLED Performance of emergency lifesaving procedures is an integral part medicine resident training. OBJECTIVE To assess attitudes ED patients regarding the practice on newly deceased. METHODS A descriptive survey was administered to a convenience sample and their families at two urban military Level-1 trauma centers. Subjects were asked about overall opinions nontherapeutic procedural skills themselves or relatives immediately after death in ED. Subgroup analysis included issue advanced permission defined by investigators as noninvasive (e.g., laryngeal mask airway) invasive cricothyrotomy). Data analyzed descriptively with chi-square appropriate. For comparison proportions, size least 140 chosen for alpha 0.05 beta 0.10 detect effect 0.3. Alpha corrected multiple comparisons prior study. RESULTS Three hundred seventeen surveys collected 88% (n = 280) complete. Seventy-five percent 290) 70% 273) respondents agreed after-death relatives, respectively. However, only 40% 106) 50% 131) would allow such without permission. Seventy-one 189) willing give living will, while 85% 238) indicated support wallet card format. There no significant difference rates when contrasting individual procedures. CONCLUSION Most are have performed shortly death, yet majority request that be obtained advance. will carried acceptable