Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Authors: O'Bryant SE, Johnson LA, Barber RC, Braskie MN, Christian B, Hall JR, Hazra N, King K, Kothapalli D, Large S, Mason D, Matsiyevskiy E, McColl R, Nandy R, Palmer R, Petersen M, Philips N, Rissman RA, Shi Y, Toga AW, Vintimilla R, Vig R, Zhang F, Yaffe K, HABLE Study Team
Journal of pain and symptom management
Authors: Blythe JA, Kentish-Barnes N, Debue AS, Dohan D, Azoulay E, Covinsky K, Matthews T, Curtis JR, Dzeng E
American journal of surgery
Authors: Kalbfell EL, Buffington A, Kata A, Brasel KJ, Mosenthal AC, Cooper Z, Finlayson E, Schwarze ML
BACKGROUND
After serious postoperative complications, patients and families may experience conflict about goals of care.
METHODS
We performed a multisite randomized clinical trial to test the effect of a question prompt list on postoperative conflict. We interviewed family members and patients age ≥60 who experienced serious complications. We used qualitative content analysis to analyze conflict and characterize patient experiences with complications.
RESULTS
Fifty-six of 446 patients suffered a serious complication. Participants generally did not report conflict relating to postoperative treatments and expressed support for the care they received. We did not appreciate a difference in conflict between intervention and usual care. Respondents reported feeling unprepared for complications, witnessing heated interactions among team members, and a failure to develop trust for their surgeon preoperatively.
CONCLUSION
Postoperative conflict following serious complications is well described but its incidence may be low. Nonetheless, patient and family observations reveal opportunities for improvement.
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Journal of palliative medicine
Authors: Bischoff KE, Choi S, Su A, Cohen E, O'Riordan DL, Oettel E, Blachman M, Meister S, Zapata C, Lindenfeld P, Calton B, Witt L, Pantilat SZ, Shah RJ
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Authors: Yang EZ, Kotwal AA, Lisha NE, Wong JS, Huang AJ
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Authors: Growdon ME, Gan S, Yaffe K, Steinman MA
The Journal of nutrition
Authors: Miller JD, Frongillo EA, Weke E, Burger R, Wekesa P, Sheira LA, Mocello AR, Bukusi EA, Otieno P, Cohen CR, Weiser SD, Young SL
Journal of the International AIDS Society
Authors: Tan JY, Sheira LA, Frongillo EA, Gustafson D, Sharma A, Merenstein D, Cohen MH, Golub E, Edmonds A, Ofotokun I, Fischl M, Konkle-Parker D, Neilands T, Tien P, Weiser SD
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Authors: Slattum PW, Schwartz JB
JAMA network open
Authors: Kelly JD, Bravata DM, Bent S, Wray CM, Leonard SJ, Boscardin WJ, Myers LJ, Keyhani S
