Physicians' cognitive approach to prognostication after cardiac arrest.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Elucidate how physicians formulate a neurological prognosis after cardiac arrest and compare differences between experts and general providers.

Methods

We performed semi-structured interviews with experts in post-arrest care and general physicians. We created an initial model and interview guide based on professional society guidelines. Two authors independently coded interviews based on this initial model, then identified new topics not included in it. To describe individual physicians' cognitive approach to prognostication, we created a graphical representation. We summarized these individual "mental models" into a single overall model, as well as two models stratified by expertise.

Results

We performed 36 interviews (17 experts and 19 generalists), most o

SUBMITTER: Steinberg A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8983442 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature