Best case/worst case for the trauma ICU: Development and pilot testing of a communication tool for older adults with traumatic injury

• Published in: The journal of trauma and acute care surgery Vol. 91; no. 3; p. 542
• Main Authors: Zimmermann, Christopher J, Zelenski, Amy B, Buffington, Anne, Baggett, Nathan D, Tucholka, Jennifer L, Weis, Holly B, Marka, Nicholas, Schoultz, Thomas, Kalbfell, Elle, Campbell, Toby C, Lin, Vivian, Lape, Diane, Brasel, Karen J, Phelan, Herbert A, Schwarze, Margaret L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2021
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Attitude of Health Personnel; Clinical Decision-Making; Communication; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Female; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Male; Middle Aged; Oregon; Surgeons - education; Texas; Wisconsin; Wounds and Injuries - therapy; Oregon; Texas; Wisconsin

"Best Case/Worst Case" (BC/WC) is a communication tool to support shared decision making in older adults with surgical illness. We aimed to adapt and test BC/WC for use with critically ill older adult trauma patients. We conducted focus groups with 48 trauma clinicians in Wisconsin, Texas,...