J. Randall Curtis

Research interests

Publications

• Case Fatality Rates for Patients with COVID-19 Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. A Meta-analysis

  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.202006-2405oc

• The Importance of Addressing Advance Care Planning and Decisions About Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders During Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)

  JAMA · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.4894

• Recovery after critical illness: putting the puzzle together—a consensus of 29

  Critical Care · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-017-1887-7

• Guidelines for Family-Centered Care in the Neonatal, Pediatric, and Adult ICU

  Critical Care Medicine · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.1097/ccm.0000000000002169

• Global variability in withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in the intensive care unit: a systematic review

  Intensive Care Medicine · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-015-3810-5

• An Official ATS/AACN/ACCP/ESICM/SCCM Policy Statement: Responding to Requests for Potentially Inappropriate Treatments in Intensive Care Units

  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201505-0924st

• Randomized Trial of Communication Facilitators to Reduce Family Distress and Intensity of End-of-Life Care

  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201505-0900oc

• Effect of Communication Skills Training for Residents and Nurse Practitioners on Quality of Communication With Patients With Serious Illness

  JAMA · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2013.282081

• High disease activity is associated with an increased risk of infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

  Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases · 2011 · https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.2010.128637

• Ethics and end-of-life care for adults in the intensive care unit

  The Lancet · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(10)60143-2

• Epidemiologic Study of In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Elderly

  New England Journal of Medicine · 2009 · https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa0810245

• Practical Guidance for Evidence-Based ICU Family Conferences

  CHEST Journal · 2008 · https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.08-0235

• Recommendations for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: A consensus statement by the American College of Critical Care Medicine

  Critical Care Medicine · 2008 · https://doi.org/10.1097/ccm.0b013e3181659096

• A Communication Strategy and Brochure for Relatives of Patients Dying in the ICU

  New England Journal of Medicine · 2007 · https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa063446

• Refinement, scoring, and validation of the Family Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit (FS-ICU) survey*

  Critical Care Medicine · 2006 · https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ccm.0000251122.15053.50

• High prevalence of abnormal acid gastro-oesophageal reflux in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

  European Respiratory Journal · 2005 · https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.06.00037005

• Missed Opportunities during Family Conferences about End-of-Life Care in the Intensive Care Unit

  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2005 · https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.200409-1267oc

• Intensive care unit quality improvement: A “how-to” guide for the interdisciplinary team*

  Critical Care Medicine · 2005 · https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ccm.0000190617.76104.ac

• Family satisfaction with family conferences about end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: Increased proportion of family speech is associated with increased satisfaction*

  Critical Care Medicine · 2004 · https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ccm.0000127262.16690.65

• Management of the critically ill patient with severe acute pancreatitis

  Critical Care Medicine · 2004 · https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ccm.0000148222.09869.92

• Quality indicators for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit*

  Critical Care Medicine · 2003 · https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ccm.0000084849.96385.85

• A Measure of the Quality of Dying and Death

  Journal of Pain and Symptom Management · 2002 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0885-3924(02)00419-0

• The family conference as a focus to improve communication about end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: Opportunities for improvement

  Critical Care Medicine · 2001 · https://doi.org/10.1097/00003246-200102001-00006

• Evaluating the Quality of Dying and Death

  Journal of Pain and Symptom Management · 2001 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0885-3924(01)00333-5

• Reduced Quality of Life in Survivors of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Compared With Critically Ill Control Patients

  JAMA · 1999 · https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.281.4.354

Current projects

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