Critically Ill Patient's Capacity
Critically Ill Patient's Capacity
How to determine the decision-making capacity of critically-ill patients remain unclear. The investigator study the differences between standardised evaluation and subjective medical evaluation.
After written information and consent, an independent, specially trained investigator interviews patients with a standardised test.
After written information and consent, an independent, specially trained investigator interviews residents, doctors and nurses in charge of the patient and ask them how they rates patients capacity.
Inclusion Criteria:
Doctors, hospital interns, nurses state of both sexes, aged 18 years or more working in Intensive Care, members of a social security system engaged in a clinic on the day of the assessment
Patients of both sexes, aged 18 years or more hospitalized in Intensive Care, members of a social security system
Exclusion Criteria:
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