Impact of prognostic models of mortality in clinical practice.
Conditions
Interventions
The attending physicians of patients who died after withdrawal of ICU treatment receive a questionnaire in which questions are asked regarding:
1. Their perception of mortality risk (if treatment had
2. Their (un)certainty about their decision.
Next a survival chance will be provided based on an objective prognostic model. The same set of questions will be asked again to measure the effect of th
Sponsors
Afdeling Klinische Informatiekunde, Academisch Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who died during ICU stay after withdrawal of ICU treatment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: N/A
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Perception of mortality risk; 2. (Un)certainty about the decision to withdraw treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Perceived usefulness of the prognostic information provided by the model; 2. Percentage of planned versus unplanned deaths in the ICU. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactLilian Minne
Afdeling Klinische Informatiekunde Academisch Medisch Centrum Meibergdreef 15
Outcome results
None listed