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2025

Dupont T, Duchesnay E, Pochard F, Kentish-Barnes N, Azoulay E. Predicting post-traumatic stress disorder in relatives of critically ill patients. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2025 Aug 7. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000001309. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40767770.

Kentish-Barnes N, Nelson JE. Palliative care in the ICU: from oxymoron to standard of care. Intensive Care Med. 2025 Aug;51(8):1511-1513. doi: 10.1007/s00134-025-07986-y. Epub 2025 Jun 25. PMID: 40562855.

Goulenok C, Kentish-Barnes N, Bougouin W. Stop asking if AI will replace ICU doctors! Start asking how it will radically transform their practice. Intensive Care Med. 2025 Jul;51(7):1351-1353. doi: 10.1007/s00134-025-07923-z. Epub 2025 May 5. PMID: 40323460.

2024

Renet A, Pochard F, Azoulay E, Kentish-Barnes N. Family support and communication during ICU care: who else if not the intensive care team? Author’s reply. Intensive Care Med. 2024 Dec;50(12):2209-2210. doi: 10.1007/s00134-024-07673-4. Epub 2024 Oct 16. PMID: 39412547.

Le Dorze M, Barthélémy R, Lesieur O, Audibert G, Azais MA, Carpentier D, Cerf C, Cheisson G, Chouquer R, Degos V, Fresco M, Lambiotte F, Mercier E, Morel J, Muller L, Parmentier-Decrucq E, Prin S, Rouhani A, Roussin F, Venhard JC, Willig M, Vernay C, Chousterman B, Kentish-Barnes N; CARE-M3 Research Group. Tensions between end-of-life care and organ donation in controlled donation after circulatory death: ICU healthcare professionals experiences. BMC Med Ethics. 2024 Oct 9;25(1):110. doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01093-1. PMID: 39385217; PMCID: PMC11462860.

Renet A, Azoulay E, Reignier J, Cariou A, Renault A, Huet O, Pochard F, Engelberg RA, Kentish-Barnes N. « It’s all about setting the stage. » The nurse facilitator trial: perceived outcomes and implementation issues. A qualitative study among ICU clinicians and nurse facilitators. Intensive Care Med. 2024 Oct;50(10):1657-1667. doi: 10.1007/s00134-024-07589-z. Epub 2024 Aug 19. PMID: 39158706.

Azoulay É, Kentish-Barnes N, Boulanger C, Mistraletti G, van Mol M, Heras-La Calle G, Estenssoro E, van Heerden PV, Delgado MM, Perner A, Arabi YM, Myatra SN, Laake JH, De Waele JJ, Darmon M, Cecconi M. Family centeredness of care: a cross-sectional study in intensive care units part of the European society of intensive care medicine. Ann Intensive Care. 2024 May 21;14(1):77. doi: 10.1186/s13613-024-01307-0. PMID: 38771395; PMCID: PMC11109056.

Kentish-Barnes N, Azoulay E, Reignier J, Cariou A, Lafarge A, Huet O, Gargadennec T, Renault A, Souppart V, Clavier P, Dilosquer F, Leroux L, Légé S, Renet A, Brumback LC, Engelberg RA, Pochard F, Resche-Rigon M, Curtis JR. A randomised controlled trial of a nurse facilitator to promote communication for family members of critically ill patients. Intensive Care Med. 2024 May;50(5):712-724. doi: 10.1007/s00134-024-07390-y. Epub 2024 Apr 4. PMID: 38573403.

Azoulay E, Resche-Rigon M, Pochard F, Souppart V, Kentish-Barnes N. One-year outcomes in acute respiratory distress syndrome survivors: COVID-19 versus seasonal influenza or pneumonia. Intensive Care Med. 2024 May;50(5):773-775. doi: 10.1007/s00134-024-07396-6. Epub 2024 Mar 27. PMID: 38536420.

Azoulay E, Pochard F, Argaud L, Cariou A, Clere-Jehl R, Guisset O, Labbé V, Tamion F, Bruneel F, Jourdain M, Reuter D, Klouche K, Kouatchet A, Souppart V, Lautrette A, Bohé J, Vieillard Baron A, Dellamonica J, Papazian L, Reignier J, Barbier F, Dumas G, Kentish-Barnes N. Resilience and Mental-Health Symptoms in ICU Healthcare Professionals Facing Repeated COVID-19 Waves. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Mar 1;209(5):573-583. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202305-0806OC. PMID: 38163380; PMCID: PMC10919111.

Dupont T, Kentish-Barnes N, Pochard F, Duchesnay E, Azoulay E. Prediction of post-traumatic stress disorder in family members of ICU patients: a machine learning approach. Intensive Care Med. 2024 Jan;50(1):114-124. doi: 10.1007/s00134-023-07288-1. Epub 2023 Dec 19. PMID: 38112774.

Azoulay E, Pochard F, Dumas G, Kentish-Barnes N; FAMIREA Study Group. Typology of ICU-Healthcare Providers Who Delayed or Declined COVID-19 Vaccination. Crit Care Med. 2024 Jan 1;52(1):e21-e26. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006090. Epub 2023 Oct 30. PMID: 37902430.

2023

Kentish-Barnes N, Souppart V, Cohen-Solal Z, Benhamou Y, Coppo P, Veyradier A, Azoulay E. The Metamorphosis, struggling to adapt to a new condition. The lived experience of patients with Thrombotic microangiopathies diagnosed in the ICU. A qualitative study. J Crit Care. 2023 Dec;78:154366. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2023.154366. Epub 2023 Jul 13. PMID: 37453271.

Kentish-Barnes N, Resche-Rigon M, Lafarge A, Souppart V, Renet A, Pochard F, Azoulay E. PTSD Symptoms Among Family Members of Patients With ARDS Caused by COVID-19 After 12 Months. JAMA. 2023 Oct 10;330(14):1383-1385. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.15879. PMID: 37656448; PMCID: PMC10474575.

McPeake J, Castro P, Kentish-Barnes N, Cuzco C, Azoulay E, MacTavish P, Quasim T, Puxty K. Post-hospital recovery trajectories of family members of critically ill COVID-19 survivors: an international qualitative investigation. Intensive Care Med. 2023 Oct;49(10):1203-1211. doi: 10.1007/s00134-023-07202-9. Epub 2023 Sep 12. PMID: 37698596; PMCID: PMC10556116.

Azoulay E, Souppart V, Kentish-Barnes N, Benhamou Y, Joly BS, Zafrani L, Joseph A, Canet E, Presne C, Grall M, Zerbib Y, Provot F, Fadlallah J, Mariotte E, Urbina T, Veyradier A, Coppo P. Post-traumatic stress disorder and quality of life alterations in survivors of immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and atypical hemolytic and uremic syndrome. J Crit Care. 2023 Aug;76:154283. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2023.154283. Epub 2023 Mar 15. PMID: 36931181.

Kentish-Barnes N, Poujol AL, Banse E, Deltour V, Goulenok C, Garret C, Renault A, Souppart V, Renet A, Cariou A, Friedman D, Chalumeau-Lemoine L, Guisset O, Merceron S, Monsel A, Lesieur O, Pochard F, Azoulay E. Giving a voice to patients at high risk of dying in the intensive care unit: a multiple source approach. Intensive Care Med. 2023 Jul;49(7):808-819. doi: 10.1007/s00134-023-07112-w. Epub 2023 Jun 24. PMID: 37354232.

Poujol AL, Kentish-Barnes N. Awareness of dying: adjustments in family relationships at the end of life. Intensive Care Med. 2023 Jun;49(6):720-721. doi: 10.1007/s00134-023-07068-x. Epub 2023 Apr 27. PMID: 37103490.

Kentish-Barnes N, Meddick-Dyson S. A continuum of communication: family centred care at the end of life in the intensive care unit. Intensive Care Med. 2023 Apr;49(4):444-446. doi: 10.1007/s00134-023-07005-y. Epub 2023 Mar 9. PMID: 36892597; PMCID: PMC9995715.

McPeake J, Kentish-Barnes N, Banse E, Anderson L, Cuzco C, Azoulay E, Quasim T, Castro P, Puxty K. Clinician perceptions of the impact of ICU family visiting restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international investigation. Crit Care. 2023 Jan 21;27(1):33. doi: 10.1186/s13054-023-04318-8. PMID: 36681838; PMCID: PMC9862209.

Chean D, Benarroch S, Pochard F, Kentish-Barnes N, Azoulay É; Famirea study group. Mental health symptoms are not correlated with peripheral inflammatory biomarkers concentrations in COVID-19-ARDS survivors. Intensive Care Med. 2023 Jan;49(1):109-111. doi: 10.1007/s00134-022-06936-2. Epub 2022 Nov 30. PMID: 36450929; PMCID: PMC9713109.

2022

Kentish-Barnes N, Jensen HI, Curtis JR. The legacy of the interprofessional family meeting. Intensive Care Med. 2022 Jul;48(7):933-935. doi: 10.1007/s00134-022-06718-w. Epub 2022 May 5.

Latour JM, Kentish-Barnes N, Jacques T, Wysocki M, Azoulay E, Metaxa V. Improving the intensive care experience from the perspectives of different stakeholders. J Crit Care. 2022 Jul 18;26(1):218. doi: 10.1186/s13054-022-04094-x.

Azoulay E, Resche-Rigon M, Megarbane B, et al. Association of COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome With Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Family Members After ICU Discharge. JAMA. 2022;327(11):1042–1050. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.2017

Kentish-Barnes N, Chevret S, Valade S et al. A three-step support strategy for relatives of patients dying in the intensive care unit: a cluster randomised trial. Lancet. 2022 Feb 12;399(10325):656-664. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02176-0. Epub 2022 Jan 19. PMID: 35065008.

Le Dorze M, Martouzet S, Cassiani-Ingoni E, Roussin F, Mebazaa A, Morin L, Kentish-Barnes N. « A Delicate balance »-Perceptions and Experiences of ICU Physicians and Nurses Regarding Controlled Donation After Circulatory Death. A Qualitative Study. Transpl Int. 2022 Sep 6;35:10648. doi: 10.3389/ti.2022.10648. PMID: 36148004; PMCID: PMC9485469.

Azoulay E, Pochard F, Kentish-Barnes N. COVID-19 ARDS and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Family Members After ICU Discharge-Reply. JAMA. 2022 Jul 19;328(3):302. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.8795. PMID: 35852530.

Bourgeon-Ghittori I, Couette M, Marini S, Ouedraogo R, Alves A, Razazi K, Carras D, Pallud AC, Kentish-Barnes N, Mekontso Dessap A. Corporeal rehabilitation to manage acute stress in critically ill patients. Ann Intensive Care. 2022 Jun 10;12(1):49. doi: 10.1186/s13613-022-01019-3. PMID: 35689146; PMCID: PMC9187824.

2021

Kentish-Barnes N, Azoulay E. The voice of frontline healthcare workers facing the COVID-19 surge. J Crit Care. 2021 Aug;64:36. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2021.03.007. Epub 2021 Mar 23. PMID: 33784576; PMCID: PMC7985680.

Kentish-Barnes N, Degos P, Viau C et al. « It was a nightmare until I saw my wife »: the importance of family presence for patients with COVID-19 hospitalized in the ICU. Intensive Care Med. 2021 Jul;47(7):792-794. doi: 10.1007/s00134-021-06411-4. Epub 2021 May 11. PMID: 33977347; PMCID: PMC8112738.

Azoulay E, Pochard F, Reignier J et al.; FAMIREA Study Group. Symptoms of Mental Health Disorders in Critical Care Physicians Facing the Second COVID-19 Wave: A Cross-Sectional Study. Chest. 2021 May 21:S0012-3692(21)00950-8. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.05.023. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34023323; PMCID: PMC8137352.

Kentish-Barnes N, Cohen-Solal Z, Morin L et al. Lived Experiences of Family Members of Patients With Severe COVID-19 Who Died in Intensive Care Units in France. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jun 1;4(6):e2113355. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.13355. PMID: 34152418; PMCID: PMC8218069.

Blythe JA, Kentish-Barnes N, Debue AS et al. An Interprofessional Process for the Limitation of Life-Sustaining Treatments in France. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2021 Jun 19:S0885-3924(21)00399-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.06.016. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34157398.

Azoulay É, Curtis JR, Kentish-Barnes N. Ten reasons for focusing on the care we provide for family members of critically ill patients with COVID-19. Intensive Care Med. 2021 Feb;47(2):230-233. doi: 10.1007/s00134-020-06319-5. Epub 2020 Nov 24. PMID: 33231733; PMCID: PMC7685190.

Le Dorze M, Kentish-Barnes N, Beloucif S et al. A Letter to Denise. Intensive Care Med. 2021 Feb 2:1–2. doi: 10.1007/s00134-020-06343-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33528596; PMCID: PMC7851321.

Kentish-Barnes N, Morin L, Cohen-Solal Z et al. The Lived Experience of ICU Clinicians During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak: A Qualitative Study. Crit Care Med. 2021 Feb 12. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004939. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33591018.

2020

Azoulay E, Cariou A, Bruneel F et al. Symptoms of Anxiety, Depression, and Peritraumatic Dissociation in Critical Care Clinicians Managing Patients with COVID-19. A Cross-Sectional Study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Nov 15;202(10):1388-1398. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202006-2568OC. PMID: 32866409; PMCID: PMC7667906.

Boissier F, Seegers V, Seguin A et al. Assessing physicians’ and nurses’ experience of dying and death in the ICU: development of the CAESAR-P and the CAESAR-N instruments. Crit Care. 2020 Aug 25;24(1):521. doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-03191-z. PMID: 32843097; PMCID: PMC7448438.

Robert R, Kentish-Barnes N, Boyer A et al. Ethical dilemmas due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ann Intensive Care. 2020 Jun 17;10(1):84. doi: 10.1186/s13613-020-00702-7. PMID: 32556826; PMCID: PMC7298921.

Robert R, Le Gouge A, Kentish-Barnes N et al ; group SEDARREVE. Sedation practice and discomfort during withdrawal of mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients at end-of-life: a post-hoc analysis of a multicenter study. Intensive Care Med. 2020 Jun;46(6):1194-1203. doi: 10.1007/s00134-020-05930-w. Epub 2020 Jan 29. PMID: 31996960.

Azoulay E, Kentish-Barnes N. A 5-point strategy for improved connection with relatives of critically ill patients with COVID-19. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 Jun;8(6):e52. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30223-X. Epub 2020 May 4. PMID: 32380024; PMCID: PMC7198186.

2019

Laurent A, Reignier J, Le Gouge A et al. « You helped me keep my head above water »-experience of bereavement research after loss of a loved one in the ICU: insights from the ARREVE study. Intensive Care Med. 2019 Sep;45(9):1252-1261. doi: 10.1007/s00134-019-05722-x. Epub 2019 Aug 12. PMID: 31407041.

Kentish-Barnes N, Cohen-Solal Z, Souppart V et al. Being Convinced and Taking Responsibility: A Qualitative Study of Family Members’ Experience of Organ Donation Decision and Bereavement After Brain Death. Crit Care Med. 2019 Apr;47(4):526-534. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000003616. PMID: 30608283.

Kentish-Barnes N, Siminoff LA, Walker W et al. A narrative review of family members’ experience of organ donation request after brain death in the critical care setting. Intensive Care Med. 2019 Mar;45(3):331-342. doi: 10.1007/s00134-019-05575-4. Epub 2019 Mar 6. PMID: 30840119.

2018

Kentish-Barnes N, Chevret S, Azoulay E. Guiding intensive care physicians’ communication and behavior towards bereaved relatives: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial (COSMIC-EOL). Trials. 2018 Dec 22;19(1):698. doi: 10.1186/s13063-018-3084-7. PMID: 30577862; PMCID: PMC6303988.

Azoulay E, Forel JM, Vinatier I et al. Questions to improve family-staff communication in the ICU: a randomized controlled trial. Intensive Care Med. 2018 Nov;44(11):1879-1887. doi: 10.1007/s00134-018-5423-2. Epub 2018 Oct 21. PMID: 30374690.

Kentish-Barnes N, Chevret S, Cheisson G et al. Grief Symptoms in Relatives Who Experienced Organ Donation Requests in the ICU. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Sep 15;198(6):751-758. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201709-1899OC. PMID: 29553799.

Kentish-Barnes N, Charpentier J, Azoulay E. The authors reply. Crit Care Med. 2018 Jun;46(6):e621-e622. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000003099. PMID: 29762421.

2017

Kentish-Barnes N, Cohen-Solal Z, Souppart V et al. « It Was the Only Thing I Could Hold Onto, But… »: Receiving a Letter of Condolence After Loss of a Loved One in the ICU: A Qualitative Study of Bereaved Relatives’ Experience. Crit Care Med. 2017 Dec;45(12):1965-1971. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002687. PMID: 28857855.

Robert R, Le Gouge A, Kentish-Barnes N et al. Correction to: Terminal weaning or immediate extubation for withdrawing mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients (the ARREVE observational study). Intensive Care Med. 2017 Dec;43(12):1942-1943. doi: 10.1007/s00134-017-4999-2. Erratum for: Intensive Care Med. 2017 Dec;43(12 ):1793-1807. PMID: 29178042.

Robert R, Le Gouge A, Kentish-Barnes N et al. Terminal weaning or immediate extubation for withdrawing mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients (the ARREVE observational study). Intensive Care Med. 2017 Dec;43(12):1793-1807. doi: 10.1007/s00134-017-4891-0. Epub 2017 Sep 22. Erratum in: Intensive Care Med. 2017 Nov 24;: PMID: 28936597.

Kentish-Barnes N, Duranteau J, Montlahuc C et al. Clinicians’ Perception and Experience of Organ Donation From Brain-Dead Patients. Crit Care Med. 2017 Sep;45(9):1489-1499. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002581. PMID: 28671899.

Kentish-Barnes N, Chevret S, Champigneulle B et al; Famirea Study Group. Effect of a condolence letter on grief symptoms among relatives of patients who died in the ICU: a randomized clinical trial. Intensive Care Med. 2017 Apr;43(4):473-484. doi: 10.1007/s00134-016-4669-9. Epub 2017 Feb 14. PMID: 28197680.

Davidson JE, Aslakson RA, Long AC et al. Guidelines for Family-Centered Care in the Neonatal, Pediatric, and Adult ICU. Crit Care Med. 2017 Jan;45(1):103-128. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002169. PMID: 27984278.

2016

Kentish-Barnes N, Azoulay E. End-of-life care in the ICU: semper ad meliora (always strive for improvement). Intensive Care Med. 2016 Oct;42(10):1653-1654. doi: 10.1007/s00134-016-4463-8. Epub 2016 Aug 4. PMID: 27492272.

Darmon M, Ducos G, Coquet I et al; FAMIREA Study Group. Formal Academic Training on Ethics May Address Junior Physicians’ Needs. Chest. 2016 Jul;150(1):180-7. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.02.651. PMID: 26927524.

De Stefano C, Normand D, Jabre P et al. Family Presence during Resuscitation: A Qualitative Analysis from a National Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial. PLoS One. 2016 Jun 2;11(6):e0156100. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156100. PMID: 27253993; PMCID: PMC4890739.

Kentish-Barnes N, Seegers V, Legriel S et al. CAESAR: a new tool to assess relatives’ experience of dying and death in the ICU. Intensive Care Med. 2016 Jun;42(6):995-1002. doi: 10.1007/s00134-016-4260-4. Epub 2016 Mar 7. PMID: 26951427.

Azoulay E, Kentish-Barnes N, Nelson JE. Communication With Family Caregivers in the Intensive Care Unit: Answers and Questions. JAMA. 2016 May 17;315(19):2075-7. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.5637. PMID: 27187298.

Kentish-Barnes N, Chevret S, Azoulay E. Impact of the condolence letter on the experience of bereaved families after a death in intensive care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2016 Feb 20;17(1):102. doi: 10.1186/s13063-016-1212-9. PMID: 26897630; PMCID: PMC4761130.

Kentish-Barnes N, Azoulay E. The Challenge of Addressing Family Needs at the End of Life. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Jan 15;193(2):108-10. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201509-1913ED. PMID: 26771412.

2015

2014

Azoulay E, Chaize M, Kentish-Barnes N. Involvement of ICU families in decisions: fine-tuning the partnership. Ann Intensive Care. 2014 Nov 30;4:37. doi: 10.1186/s13613-014-0037-5. PMID: 25593753; PMCID: PMC4273688.

2013

Azoulay E, Chaize M, Kentish-Barnes N. Music therapy for reducing anxiety in critically ill patients. JAMA. 2013 Jun 12;309(22):2386-7. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.5657. PMID: 23689740.

2012

Embriaco N, Hraiech S, Azoulay E et al. Symptoms of depression in ICU physicians. Ann Intensive Care. 2012 Jul 27;2(1):34. doi: 10.1186/2110-5820-2-34. PMID: 22839744; PMCID: PMC3543176.

Kentish-Barnes N, Azoulay E. The vulnerable family. Crit Care Med. 2012 May;40(5):1667-8. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3182474c0d. PMID: 22511154.

2011

Peigne V, Chaize M, Falissard B et al. Important questions asked by family members of intensive care unit patients. Crit Care Med. 2011 Jun;39(6):1365-71. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3182120b68. PMID: 21358395.

Le Gall JR, Azoulay E, Embriaco N et al. Epuisement professionnel en réanimation [Burn out syndrome among critical care workers]. Bull Acad Natl Med. 2011 Feb;195(2):389-97; discussion 397-8. French. PMID: 22096877.

Azoulay E, Lautrette A, Peigne V et al. Communiquer avec les families des patients en réanimation [Meeting the needs of families of patients in intensive care units]. Bull Acad Natl Med. 2011 Feb;195(2):367-75; discussion 375-6. French. PMID: 22096875.

de Miranda S, Pochard F, Chaize M et al. Postintensive care unit psychological burden in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and informal caregivers: A multicenter study. Crit Care Med. 2011 Jan;39(1):112-8. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181feb824. PMID: 21037472.

2010

Lemiale V, Kentish-Barnes N, Chaize M et al. Health-related quality of life in family members of intensive care unit patients. J Palliat Med. 2010 Sep;13(9):1131-7. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0109. PMID: 20836638.

2009

Kentish-Barnes N, Lemiale V, Chaize M et al. Assessing burden in families of critical care patients. Crit Care Med. 2009 Oct;37(10 Suppl):S448-56. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181b6e145. PMID: 20046134.

Rusinová K, Pochard F, Kentish-Barnes N et al. Qualitative research: adding drive and dimension to clinical research. Crit Care Med. 2009 Jan;37(1 Suppl):S140-6. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31819207e7. PMID: 19104214

2008

Azoulay E, Kentish-Barnes N, Pochard F. Health-related quality of life: an outcome variable in critical care survivors. Chest. 2008 Feb;133(2):339-41. doi: 10.1378/chest.07-2547. PMID: 18252911.

Pochard F, Kentish-Barnes N, Azoulay E. Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment: the necessity of discrepancies in ethical reasoning. Crit Care. 2008;12(2):418. doi: 10.1186/cc6873. Epub 2008 Apr 29. PMID: 18466640; PMCID: PMC2447608.

2007

Embriaco N, Papazian L, Kentish-Barnes N et al. Burnout syndrome among critical care healthcare workers. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2007 Oct;13(5):482-8. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e3282efd28a. PMID: 17762223.

Ciroldi M, Cariou A, Adrie C et al. Ability of family members to predict patient’s consent to critical care research. Intensive Care Med. 2007 May;33(5):807-813. doi: 10.1007/s00134-007-0582-6. Epub 2007 Mar 15. PMID: 17361388.

Embriaco N, Azoulay E, Barrau K et al. High level of burnout in intensivists: prevalence and associated factors. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 Apr 1;175(7):686-92. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200608-1184OC. Epub 2007 Jan 18. Erratum in: Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 Jun 1;175(11):1209-10. PMID: 17234905.

Lautrette A, Darmon M, Megarbane B et al. A communication strategy and brochure for relatives of patients dying in the ICU. N Engl J Med. 2007 Feb 1;356(5):469-78. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa063446. Erratum in: N Engl J Med. 2007 Jul 12;357(2):203. PMID: 17267907.

Fassier T, Darmon M, Laplace C et al. One-day quantitative cross-sectional study of family information time in 90 intensive care units in France. Crit Care Med. 2007 Jan;35(1):177-83. doi: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000249834.26847.BE. PMID: 17079999. 

2005

Azoulay E, Pochard F, Kentish-Barnes N et al; FAMIREA Study Group. Risk of post-traumatic stress symptoms in family members of intensive care unit patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 May 1;171(9):987-94. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200409-1295OC. Epub 2005 Jan 21. PMID: 15665319.

Pochard F, Darmon M, Fassier T et al; French FAMIREA study group. Symptoms of anxiety and depression in family members of intensive care unit patients before discharge or death. A prospective multicenter study. J Crit Care. 2005 Mar;20(1):90-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2004.11.004. PMID: 16015522.

2004

Azoulay E, Pochard F, Chevret S et al; FAMIREA Study Group. Half the family members of intensive care unit patients do not want to share in the decision-making process: a study in 78 French intensive care units. Crit Care Med. 2004 Sep;32(9):1832-8. doi: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000139693.88931.59. PMID: 15343009.

2003

Azoulay E, Pochard F. Communication with family members of patients dying in the intensive care unit. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2003 Dec;9(6):545-50. doi: 10.1097/00075198-200312000-00014. PMID: 14639077.

Azoulay E, Pochard F, Garrouste-Orgeas M et al; Outcomerea Study Group. Decisions to forgo life-sustaining therapy in ICU patients independently predict hospital death. Intensive Care Med. 2003 Nov;29(11):1895-901. doi: 10.1007/s00134-003-1989-3. Epub 2003 Oct 7. PMID: 14530857.

Azoulay E, Pochard F, Chevret S et al. Opinions about surrogate designation: a population survey in France. Crit Care Med. 2003 Jun;31(6):1711-4. doi: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000069828.15555.09. PMID: 12794409.

Azoulay E, Adrie C, De Lassence A et al. Determinants of postintensive care unit mortality: a prospective multicenter study. Crit Care Med. 2003 Feb;31(2):428-32. doi: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000048622.01013.88. PMID: 12576947.

Pochard F, Grassin M, Kentish-Barnes N et al. Patient autonomy and the end of life. Crit Care Med. 2003 Feb;31(2):662-3. doi: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000051516.04625.DE. PMID: 12576994.

2002

Azoulay E, Pochard F. Meeting the needs of intensive care unit patients’ family members: beyond satisfaction. Crit Care Med. 2002 Sep;30(9):2171. doi: 10.1097/00003246-200209000-00053. PMID: 12352075.

Azoulay E, Pochard F, Chevret S et al. Impact of a family information leaflet on effectiveness of information provided to family members of intensive care unit patients: a multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002 Feb 15;165(4):438-42. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.165.4.200108-006oc. PMID: 11850333.

2001

Pochard F, Azoulay E, Chevret S et al; French FAMIREA Group. Symptoms of anxiety and depression in family members of intensive care unit patients: ethical hypothesis regarding decision-making capacity. Crit Care Med. 2001 Oct;29(10):1893-7. doi: 10.1097/00003246-200110000-00007. PMID: 11588447.

Pochard F, Grassin M, Azoulay E. Ethical principles for everyone. Ann Intern Med. 2001 Jun 19;134(12):1152; author reply 1152-3. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-134-12-200106190-00024. PMID: 11412064.

Azoulay E, Pochard F, Chevret S et al ; PROTOCETIC Group. Compliance with triage to intensive care recommendations. Crit Care Med. 2001 Nov;29(11):2132-6. doi: 10.1097/00003246-200111000-00014. PMID: 11700409.

Pochard F, Azoulay E, Chevret S, et al ; French PROTOCETIC Group. French intensivists do not apply American recommendations regarding decisions to forgo life-sustaining therapy. Crit Care Med. 2001 Oct;29(10):1887-92. doi: 10.1097/00003246-200110000-00006. PMID: 11588446.

Pochard F, Azoulay E, Chevret S et al. Toward an ethical consultation in intensive care? Crit Care Med. 2001 Jul;29(7):1489-90. doi: 10.1097/00003246-200107000-00040. PMID: 12078717.

Pochard F, Azoulay E, Grassin M. Assessing requests for euthanasia from terminally ill patients. JAMA. 2001 Feb 14;285(6):734-5. doi: 10.1001/jama.285.6.734. PMID: 11176903.

Azoulay E, Pochard F, Chevret S et al; French FAMIREA Group. Meeting the needs of intensive care unit patient families: a multicenter study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2001 Jan;163(1):135-9. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.163.1.2005117. PMID: 11208638.

2000

Pochard F, Azoulay E, Grassin M. End-of-life decisions for newborn infants. Lancet. 2000 Sep 9;356(9233):946. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)73933-7. PMID: 11036927.

Azoulay E, Chevret S, Leleu G et al. Half the families of intensive care unit patients experience inadequate communication with physicians. Crit Care Med. 2000 Aug;28(8):3044-9. doi: 10.1097/00003246-200008000-00061. PMID: 10966293.