Open AccessAn Observational Study of Decision Making by Medical Intensivists
Author(s) -
Mary S. McKenzie,
Catherine L. Auriemma,
Jennifer M Olenik,
Elizabeth Cooney,
Nicole B. Gabler,
Scott D. Halpern
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.002
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1530-0293
pISSN - 0090-3493
DOI - 10.1097/ccm.0000000000001084
Subject(s) - intensivist , medicine , clinical decision making , emergency medicine , observational study , intensive care , medical emergency , intensive care medicine
The ICU is a place of frequent, high-stakes decision making. However, the number and types of decisions made by intensivists have not been well characterized. We sought to describe intensivist decision making and determine how the number and types of decisions are affected by patient, provider, and systems factors.