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- Anil Kumar, Wilbert S Aronow, Margelusa Alexa, Ritu Gothwal, Stephen Jesmajian, Bharat Bhushan, Praveen Gaba, and James Catevenis.
- Departments of Medicine, Sound Shore Medical Center, USA.
- Arch Med Sci. 2010 Apr 30; 6 (2): 188191188-91.
IntroductionThe prevalence of use of any advance directives was 26% in 112 patients hospitalized in a cardiac care unit (CCU)/intensive care unit (ICU) in an academic medical center.Material And MethodsWe investigated in 2 community hospitals the prevalence of use of advance directives (AD), health care proxy (HCP), legal guardian (LG), and living will (LW) in 512 patients hospitalized in a CCU/ ICU approached for AD and HCP.ResultsThe use of AD was 22%, of HCP was 19%, of LG was 16%, and of LW was 5%.ConclusionsThe use of AD was 22%, of HCP was 19%, of LG was 16%, and of LW was 5% in patients hospitalized in a CCU/ICU. Educational programs on use of AD and of HCP need to be part of cardiovascular training programs and of cardiovascular continuing medical education.
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