Ethical decision-making climate in the ICU: theoretical framework and validation of a self-assessment tool

Bo Van den Bulcke; Ruth Piers; Hanne Irene Jensen; Johan Malmgren; Victoria Metaxa; Anna K Reyners; Michael Darmon; Katerina Rusinova; Daniel Talmor; Anne-Pascale Meert; Laura Cancelliere; Làszló Zubek; Paolo Maia; Andrej Michalsen; Johan Decruyenaere; Erwin J O Kompanje; Elie Azoulay; Reitske Meganck; Ariëlla Van de Sompel; Stijn Vansteelandt; Peter Vlerick; Stijn Vanheule; Dominique D Benoit

doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2017-007390

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Ethical decision-making climate in the ICU: theoretical framework and validation of a self-assessment tool

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Bo Van den Bulcke Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ruth Piers Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hanne Irene Jensen Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Sygehus Lillebælt Vejle Sygehus, Vejle, Denmark Institute of Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Johan Malmgren Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Victoria Metaxa King’s College Hospital, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anna K Reyners Department of Medical Oncology, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michael Darmon Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Hopital NordSaint-Etienne University Hospital, Saint-Etienne, France PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Katerina Rusinova Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Daniel Talmor Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anne-Pascale Meert Service des Soins Intensifs et Urgences Oncologiques, Institut Jules Bordet, ULB, Bruxelles, Belgium PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Laura Cancelliere SCDU Anestesia e Rianimazione, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, ’Maggiore della Carità', Novara, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Làszló Zubek Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Semmelweis University Budapest, Budapest, Hungary PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Paolo Maia Department of Intensive Care, Hospital de Santo António, Porto, Portugal PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Andrej Michalsen Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Tettnang Hospital, Tettnang, Germany PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Johan Decruyenaere Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Erwin J O Kompanje Department of Intensive Care, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Elie Azoulay Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Saint-Louis and University Paris-7, Paris, France PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Reitske Meganck Department of Psychoanalysis and Clinical Consulting, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ariëlla Van de Sompel Department of Applied Mathematics, Computer Sciences and Statistics, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stijn Vansteelandt Department of Applied Mathematics, Computer Sciences and Statistics, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Peter Vlerick Department of Personnel Management, Work and Organizational Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stijn Vanheule Department of Psychoanalysis and Clinical Consulting, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Dominique D Benoit Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Ms. Bo Van den Bulcke, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent 9000, Belgium; bo.vandenbulcke{at}uzgent.be

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Van den Bulcke B, Piers R, Jensen HI, et al

Ethical decision-making climate in the ICU: theoretical framework and validation of a self-assessment tool

BMJ Quality & Safety 2018;27:781-789.

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Received September 14, 2017
Revised December 26, 2017
Accepted February 1, 2018
First published February 23, 2018.

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September 24, 2018

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