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Sources of variability in uncertain medical decisions in the ICU: a process tracing study.

Kostopoulou O, Wildman M.

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Variation in intubation decisions for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in one critical care network.

Wildman MJ, O'Dea J, Kostopoulou O, Tindall M, Walia S, Khan Z.

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Implications of prognostic pessimism in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma admitted to intensive care in the UK within the COPD and asthma outcome study (CAOS): multicentre observational cohort study.

Wildman MJ, Sanderson C, Groves J, Reeves BC, Ayres J, Harrison D, Young D, Rowan K.

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Cost-effectiveness of using prognostic information to select women with breast cancer for adjuvant systemic therapy.

Williams C, Brunskill S, Altman D, Briggs A, Campbell H, Clarke M, Glanville J, Gray A, Harris A, Johnston K, Lodge M.

Health Technol Assess. 2006 Sep;10(34):iii-iv, ix-xi, 1-204. Review.PMID: 16959170 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

An empirical analysis of the decision-making of limiting life-sustaining treatment for patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Hong Kong, China.

Pang SM, Tse CY, Chan KS, Chung BP, Leung AK, Leung EM, Ko SK.

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Evidence for a link between mortality in acute COPD and hospital type and resources.

Roberts CM, Barnes S, Lowe D, Pearson MG; Clinical Effectiveness Evaluation Unit, Royal College of Physicians; Audit Subcommittee of the British Thoracic Society.

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Deciding about mechanical ventilation in end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: how respirologists perceive their role.

McNeely PD, Hébert PC, Dales RE, O'Connor AM, Wells G, McKim D, Sullivan KE.

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A comparative study examining the decision-making processes of medical and nursing staff in weaning patients from mechanical ventilation.

Taylor F.

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In-hospital and 5-year mortality of patients treated in the ICU for acute exacerbation of COPD: a retrospective study.

Ai-Ping C, Lee KH, Lim TK.

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Changing the culture around end-of-life care in the trauma intensive care unit.

Mosenthal AC, Murphy PA, Barker LK, Lavery R, Retano A, Livingston DH.

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Living and dying with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Lynn J, Ely EW, Zhong Z, McNiff KL, Dawson NV, Connors A, Desbiens NA, Claessens M, McCarthy EP.

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Generalisability in economic evaluation studies in healthcare: a review and case studies.

Sculpher MJ, Pang FS, Manca A, Drummond MF, Golder S, Urdahl H, Davies LM, Eastwood A.

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Clinical decision-making and mechanical ventilation in patients with respiratory failure due to an exacerbation of COPD.

Perrin F, Renshaw M, Turton C.

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Communication of prognostic information for critically ill patients.

LeClaire MM, Oakes JM, Weinert CR.

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Admission to intensive care unit at the end-of-life: is it an informed decision?

Rady MY, Johnson DJ.

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End-of-life decisions: a cohort study of the withdrawal of all active treatment in intensive care units in the United Kingdom.

Wunsch H, Harrison DA, Harvey S, Rowan K.

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By-person factor analysis in clinical ethical decision making: Q methodology in end-of-life care decisions.

Wong W, Eiser AR, Mrtek RG, Heckerling PS.

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Variability in the organisation and management of hospital care for COPD exacerbations in the UK.

Hosker H, Anstey K, Lowe D, Pearson M, Roberts CM.

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Cost-effectiveness of alternative strategies for the initial medical management of non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome: systematic review and decision-analytical modelling.

Robinson M, Palmer S, Sculpher M, Philips Z, Ginnelly L, Bowens A, Golder S, Alfakih K, Bakhai A, Packham C, Cooper N, Abrams K, Eastwood A, Pearman A, Flather M, Gray D, Hall A.

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Testing for statistical discrimination in health care.

Balsa AI, McGuire TG, Meredith LS.

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