Matthew N. Jaffa is Associate Director of the NeuroRecovery Clinic in the Ayer Neuroscience Institute at Hartford Hospital and Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. David Y. Hwang is Associate Professor of Neurology in the Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology at the Yale School of Medicine.

'This is an excellent introduction to a vital skill needed by the ICU team, with a wide range of case studies and thoughtful presentations.' David James Dries, Doody Enterprises

• Preface; 1. When does shared decision making apply in adult critical care? Matthew Jaffa and David Hwang; 2. How much does the family want to be involved in decision making? Christopher Bryant and Michael Rubin; 3. Show me the data: Tips for discussing numerical risk in critical care Mitra Haeri and Melissa Motta; 4. Communication skills for critical care family meetings Jessica Macfarlin; 5. The do-not-resuscitate order Timothy M. Dempsey and Michael E. Wilson; 6. The do-not-intubate order Catherine Auriemma and Joshua Kayser; 7. Prolonged ventilator dependence for the pulmonary patient Matthew Wilson and Phil Choi; 8. Renal replacement therapy Hassan Suleiman and Paul McCarthy; 9. Shared decision making during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Barnaby Lewin and Kollengode Ramanathan; 10. Hypoxic-Ischemic brain injury following cardiac arrest Sonya Zhou and Carolina Maciel; 11. Decompressive craniectomy for stroke patients Matthew Jaffa (U Maryland) and David Hwang (Yale); 12. Decompressive craniectomy for traumatic brain injury patients Connie Ge, Angelos Kolias and Susanne Muehlschlegel; 13. Severe traumatic spinal cord injury Christopher Marcellino (Mayo) and Alejandro Rabinstein (Mayo); 14. Potentially inappropriate treatment and conscientious objections Nneka Sederstrom and Alexandra Wichmann; 15. Shared decision making in emergent situations Katharine R. Colton and Evie G. Marcolini; 16. Advance directives: Policy, law, and use in shared decision making Josh Rolnick; 17. Care of the unbefriended patient Stephen Trevick; 18. The role of palliative care in the intensive care unit Adeline Goss and Claire Creutzfeldt; 19. Measuring and evaluating shared decision making in the intensive care unit Alison Turnbull and Jacquline Kruser; 20. Brain death discussions Elizabeth Carroll and Ariane Lewis.

Matthew N. Jaffa is Associate Director of the NeuroRecovery Clinic in the Ayer Neuroscience Institute at Hartford Hospital and Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. David Y. Hwang is Associate Professor of Neurology in the Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology at the Yale School of Medicine.

'This is an excellent introduction to a vital skill needed by the ICU team, with a wide range of case studies and thoughtful presentations.' David James Dries, Doody Enterprises

• Preface; 1. When does shared decision making apply in adult critical care? Matthew Jaffa and David Hwang; 2. How much does the family want to be involved in decision making? Christopher Bryant and Michael Rubin; 3. Show me the data: Tips for discussing numerical risk in critical care Mitra Haeri and Melissa Motta; 4. Communication skills for critical care family meetings Jessica Macfarlin; 5. The do-not-resuscitate order Timothy M. Dempsey and Michael E. Wilson; 6. The do-not-intubate order Catherine Auriemma and Joshua Kayser; 7. Prolonged ventilator dependence for the pulmonary patient Matthew Wilson and Phil Choi; 8. Renal replacement therapy Hassan Suleiman and Paul McCarthy; 9. Shared decision making during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Barnaby Lewin and Kollengode Ramanathan; 10. Hypoxic-Ischemic brain injury following cardiac arrest Sonya Zhou and Carolina Maciel; 11. Decompressive craniectomy for stroke patients Matthew Jaffa (U Maryland) and David Hwang (Yale); 12. Decompressive craniectomy for traumatic brain injury patients Connie Ge, Angelos Kolias and Susanne Muehlschlegel; 13. Severe traumatic spinal cord injury Christopher Marcellino (Mayo) and Alejandro Rabinstein (Mayo); 14. Potentially inappropriate treatment and conscientious objections Nneka Sederstrom and Alexandra Wichmann; 15. Shared decision making in emergent situations Katharine R. Colton and Evie G. Marcolini; 16. Advance directives: Policy, law, and use in shared decision making Josh Rolnick; 17. Care of the unbefriended patient Stephen Trevick; 18. The role of palliative care in the intensive care unit Adeline Goss and Claire Creutzfeldt; 19. Measuring and evaluating shared decision making in the intensive care unit Alison Turnbull and Jacquline Kruser; 20. Brain death discussions Elizabeth Carroll and Ariane Lewis.

Matthew N. Jaffa is Associate Director of the NeuroRecovery Clinic in the Ayer Neuroscience Institute at Hartford Hospital and Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. David Y. Hwang is Associate Professor of Neurology in the Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology at the Yale School of Medicine.

'This is an excellent introduction to a vital skill needed by the ICU team, with a wide range of case studies and thoughtful presentations.' David James Dries, Doody Enterprises

• Preface; 1. When does shared decision making apply in adult critical care? Matthew Jaffa and David Hwang; 2. How much does the family want to be involved in decision making? Christopher Bryant and Michael Rubin; 3. Show me the data: Tips for discussing numerical risk in critical care Mitra Haeri and Melissa Motta; 4. Communication skills for critical care family meetings Jessica Macfarlin; 5. The do-not-resuscitate order Timothy M. Dempsey and Michael E. Wilson; 6. The do-not-intubate order Catherine Auriemma and Joshua Kayser; 7. Prolonged ventilator dependence for the pulmonary patient Matthew Wilson and Phil Choi; 8. Renal replacement therapy Hassan Suleiman and Paul McCarthy; 9. Shared decision making during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Barnaby Lewin and Kollengode Ramanathan; 10. Hypoxic-Ischemic brain injury following cardiac arrest Sonya Zhou and Carolina Maciel; 11. Decompressive craniectomy for stroke patients Matthew Jaffa (U Maryland) and David Hwang (Yale); 12. Decompressive craniectomy for traumatic brain injury patients Connie Ge, Angelos Kolias and Susanne Muehlschlegel; 13. Severe traumatic spinal cord injury Christopher Marcellino (Mayo) and Alejandro Rabinstein (Mayo); 14. Potentially inappropriate treatment and conscientious objections Nneka Sederstrom and Alexandra Wichmann; 15. Shared decision making in emergent situations Katharine R. Colton and Evie G. Marcolini; 16. Advance directives: Policy, law, and use in shared decision making Josh Rolnick; 17. Care of the unbefriended patient Stephen Trevick; 18. The role of palliative care in the intensive care unit Adeline Goss and Claire Creutzfeldt; 19. Measuring and evaluating shared decision making in the intensive care unit Alison Turnbull and Jacquline Kruser; 20. Brain death discussions Elizabeth Carroll and Ariane Lewis.