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Benjamin Rohaut


Neuro Intensivist & Scientist exploring Consciousness and Brain Dysfunction in the ICU


On the impact of Cognitive Biases on difficult medical decisions

Our editorial entitled “Decision making in perceived devastating brain injury: a call to explore the impact of cognitive biases” related to the new guidelines on the management of perceived devastating brain injury (available here) is online on the British Journal of Anaesthesia website and as a postprint here.

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Common cognitive biases that may underlie systematic errors in neuro-prognostication of patients with devastating brain injury:

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Reference: Rohaut B & Claassen J. Decision making in perceived devastating brain injury: a call to explore the impact of cognitive biases. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2018 Jan;120(1):5-9.