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Norman A. Desbiens

Cost Effectiveness of Aggressive Care for Patients with Nontraumatic Coma

2002
Are Aggressive Treatment Strategies Less Cost-Effective for Older Patients? The Case of Ventilator Support and Aggressive Care for Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure

2001
Stress in Caregivers of Hospitalized Oldest-Old Patients

2001
Age-related Differences in Care Preferences, Treatment Decisions, and Clinical Outcomes of Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults: Lessons from SUPPORT

2000
Dying with Acute Respiratory Failure or Multiple Organ System Failure with Sepsis

2000
Dying with Lung Cancer or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Insights from SUPPORT

2000
The Effect of Nutritional Supplementation on Survival in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults: An Evaluation of the SUPPORT Data

2000
Family Satisfaction with End-of-Life Care in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults

2000
Insights About Dying from the SUPPORT Project

2000
Living and Dying with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2000
Pain and Suffering in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Patients

2000
Patient Characteristics Associated with Care by a Cardiologist Among Adults Hospitalized with Severe Congestive Heart Failure

2000
Prediction of Survival for Older Hospitalized Patients: The HELP Survival Model

2000
A Prospective Study of Patient-Physician Communication About Resuscitation

2000
Withholding Versus Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Treatment: Patient Factors and Documentation Associated with Dialysis Decisions

2000
Patient Age and Decisions to Withhold Life-Sustaining Treatments from Seriously Ill, Hospitalized Adults

1999
Depressed Mood and Survival in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults

1998
Patient Empowerment and Feedback Did Not Decrease Pain in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults

1998
Do Advance Directives Provide Instructions That Direct Care?

1997
Functional Status Among Survivors of In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

1997
Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness of Initiating Dialysis and Continuing Aggressive Care in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults

1997
Pain During Hospitalization Is Associated with Continued Pain Six Months Later in Survivors of Serious Illness

1997
Pain in the Oldest-Old During Hospitalization and Up to One Year Later

1997
Patient Preferences for Communication with Physicians About End-of-Life Decisions

1997
Patients with DNR Orders in the Operating Room: Surgery, Resuscitation, and Outcomes

1997
Perceptions by Family Members of the Dying Experience of Older and Seriously Ill Patients

1997
Preferences for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

1997
The Relationship of Nausea and Dyspnea to Pain in Seriously Ill Patients

1997
Surrogate and Physician Understanding of Patients* Preferences for Living Permanently in a Nursing Home

1997
Choices of Seriously Ill Patients About Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Correlates and Outcomes

1996
Generalizability of Clinical Studies Conducted at Tertiary Care Medical Centers: A Population-Based Analysis

1996
Is Economic Hardship on the Families of the Seriously Ill Associated with Patient and Surrogate Care Preferences?

1996
Pain and Satisfaction with Pain Control in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults: Findings from the SUPPORT Research Investigations

1996
Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults: Do We Spend Less on Older Patients?

1996
The Stability of DNR Orders on Hospital Readmission

1996
Predicting Future Functional Status for Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults: The SUPPORT Prognostic Model

1995
The SUPPORT Prognostic Model: Objective Estimates of Survival for Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults

1995
Do Formal Advance Directives Affect Resuscitation Decisions and the Use of Resources for Seriously Ill Patients?

1994
The Impact of Serious Illness on Patients' Families

1994
Prior Capacity of Patients Lacking Decision Making Ability Early in Hospitalization: Implications for Advance Directive Administration

1994
Prognosis-based Futility Guidelines: Does Anyone Win?

1994