Prospective study of Medical Emergency Team calls to define issues of end of life decision making

医疗急救小组的前瞻性研究呼吁定义临终决策问题

• 批准号: nhmrc : 510397
• 负责人: Louise Elliot
• 金额: $ 3.25万
• 依托单位: The University of New South Wales
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: NHMRC Strategic Awards
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2009-01-01 至 2009-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://researchdata.edu.au/prospective-study-medical-decision-making/80857
• 关键词: Prospective; study; Medical; Emergency; Team

A Medical Emergency Team (MET) is a specialised team of doctors and nurses from the Intensive Care Unit who urgently come to patients on the general wards whose medical condition is very unstable. They have to make crucial decisions about their treatment in a very short time. The previous research in this area has been focussed on improving medical outcomes, however it is also apparent that the patients having MET calls are often seriously ill with life limiting illnesses. This study aims to explore the broader aspects of care at this time, which are of paramount importance to patients and their families, such as various aspects of communication, particularly focusing on changing goals of care; and also the symptoms that may be causing significant distress for the patient. This project will provide information that will assist development of interventions that will both aim to improve quality of life and also communication in the setting of medical emergencies in patients with life limiting illness.

医疗急救队（MET）是一个由重症监护室的医生和护士组成的专业团队，他们紧急来到病情非常不稳定的普通病房。他们必须在很短的时间内做出关于治疗的关键决定。以前在这一领域的研究一直集中在改善医疗结果，但也很明显，有MET电话的患者往往患有严重的生命限制性疾病。本研究旨在探讨此时护理的更广泛方面，这些方面对患者及其家属至关重要，例如沟通的各个方面，特别是关注护理目标的变化;以及可能导致患者显着痛苦的症状。该项目将提供信息，帮助制定干预措施，旨在改善生命受到限制的疾病患者的生活质量，并在医疗紧急情况下进行沟通。