title: Procedure-specific consent is the norm in United States intensive care units.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Blockley Hall 1428, 423 Guardian Dr., Philadelphia, PA, 19104-4884, USA. emweiss@uw.edu.|Division of Neonatology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA. emweiss@uw.edu.|Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA. emweiss@uw.edu.
authors.forename: Elliott Mark
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.affiliation: Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.|Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.|Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kohn
authors.affiliation: Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Madden
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Blockley Hall 1428, 423 Guardian Dr., Philadelphia, PA, 19104-4884, USA.|Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.|Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.|Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Halpern
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Blockley Hall 1428, 423 Guardian Dr., Philadelphia, PA, 19104-4884, USA.|Division of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joffe
authors.affiliation: Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.|Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.|Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Meeta Prasad
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Kerlin
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States