Realities, Expectations and Attitudes to Life Support Technologies in Intensive Care for Octogenarians (The REALISTIC 80 Study)
Principal Investigator(s):
Daren Heyland
Status:
Enrolment Complete
The purpose of this study is to understand the realities, expectations and attitudes of patients 80+ and their families about the use of life-sustaining technology, and to document the patient outcomes and family experiences associated with surviving and not surviving critical illness. Specifically in this project the investigators will determine the real outcomes of critical illness experienced by octogenarians.
Co-investigators:
Peter Dodek, Seen Keenan, Steve Reynolds, Gordon Wood, Jim Kutsogiannis, Sean Bagshaw, Tom Stelfox, Dan Stollery, John Reid, Allan Garland, John Muscedere, Deborah Cook, Dr. Sangeeta Mehta, Richard Hodder, Rob Fowler, Neil Lazar, Karen Burns, Stephan Ahern, Martin Albert, Alexis Turgeon-Fournier, Francois Lellouche