Bundled Consent in US Intensive Care Units.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bundled consent, the practice of obtaining anticipatory consent for a predefined set of intensive care unit procedures, increases the rate of informed consent conversations and incorporation of patients' wishes into medical decision-making without sacrificing patients' or surrogates' understanding. However, the adoption rate for this practice in academic and nonacademic centers in the United States is unknown.

Objective

To determine the national prevalence of use of bundled consent in adult intensive care units and opinions related to bundled consent.

Methods

A random sample of US hospitals with medical/surgical intensive care units was selected from the AHA [American Hospital Association] Guide. One intensive care unit provider (bedside nurse, nurse manage

SUBMITTER: Espinosa ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7565087 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature