Resumen de Prevalence of and Factors Related to Discordance About Prognosis Between Physicians and Surrogate Decision Makers of Critically Ill Patients

Praewpannarai Buddadhumaruk, Natalie Ernecoff, B. Douglas White

• This study used survey and qualitative methods to characterize the frequency of and reasons for discordance in estimates of prognosis of critically ill patients made by physicians and surrogate decision makers.