Forgoing life-sustaining treatment in an Israeli ICU

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 162-166

  Eidelman, L A ^a   Jakobson, D J ^a   Pizov, R ^a   Geber, D ^a   Leibovitz, L ^a   Sprung, C L ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Do not resuscitate; Forgoing; Intensive care unit; Life sustaining treatments; Withdrawing; Withholding

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; RESUSCITATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TERMINAL CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ISRAEL; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031594531     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050539     Document Type: Article

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