Factors that contribute to physician variability in decisions to limit life support in the ICU: A qualitative study

Keyphrases

• Life Support 100%
• Intensive Care Unit 100%
• Physician Variation 100%
• Nursing 40%
• Shift Change 40%
• Patient Demand 40%
• Handoff 40%
• Intensivist 40%
• Competitive Priorities 40%
• Critical Care 20%
• Patient Outcomes 20%
• Physician Attitudes 20%
• Interview Transcripts 20%
• Adverse Effects 20%
• Work Environment 20%
• Anesthesia 20%
• Patient Survival 20%
• Grounded Theory 20%
• Structured Interview 20%
• Additional Training 20%
• Family Communication 20%
• Qualitative Methodology 20%
• Long-stay Patients 20%
• Relationship with Patients 20%
• Experienced nurses 20%
• Relationships with Families 20%
• First-hand Knowledge 20%
• Physician Experience 20%
• Family Negotiation 20%
• Physician Relationship 20%
• Physician Employment 20%
• Single-center Study 20%
• Experienced Doctors 20%
• Good Surgical Outcome 20%

Social Sciences

• Qualitative Research 100%
• Grounded Theory 100%
• Qualitative Methodology 100%
• Semi-Structured Interview 100%
• Work Environment 100%
• Family Physician 100%
• Decision Making 100%

Nursing and Health Professions

• Intensive Care Unit 100%
• Intensivist 66%
• Treatment Outcome 33%
• General Practitioner 33%
• Work Environment 33%
• Intensive Care 33%
• Physician Attitude 33%
• Adverse Event 33%