Futile care or caregiver frustration? A practical approach

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 346-351

  Civetta, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

brain death; critical illness; life support systems; medical ethics; physician's role; physician patient relations; right to die; terminal care

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; CAREGIVER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MENTAL COMPETENCY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0030064508     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199602000-00027     Document Type: Note

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