Prolonged disorders of consciousness (PDOC): decision-making
Evidence-based neurology checklist on prolonged disorders of consciousness (pdoc): decision-making: The family’s role The family should be fully involved from the beginning The family members should not make healthcare decisions The family should give information about the patient's wishes The…
The family’s role
- The family should be fully involved from the beginning
- The family members should not make healthcare decisions
- The family should give information about the patient's wishes
- The family should be involved in best interest meetings
Care team
References
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- Wade D. Patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness: more than a clinical challenge. Pract Neurol 2014; 14:2-3.
- de Biase S, Gigli GL, Lorenzut S, et al. The importance of polysomnography in the evaluation of prolonged disorders of consciousness: sleep recordings more adequately correlate than stimulus-related evoked potentials with patients' clinical status. Sleep Med 2014; 15:393-400.
