Abstract
Patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) may choose to provide an advanced directive (AD) or delegate a power of attorney to make decisions for them if they were to become incapacitated or unable to make decisions for themselves. Although universally recommended for patients to make end of life decisions, there is no consensus on whether the directives they give are specific enough to guide treatment decisions. The objective of this study was to examine the presence of advance directives or health care proxies in patients medical records, including the format and how specific or clear the directives are, as well as the demographics and outcomes associated with the presence or absence of AD.
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