Allegations of sexual abuse in an intensive care unit

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 437-440

  Hansen Flaschen, John ^a,c   Adler, Betty S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Critical care; Delirium; Dementia; Fantasy; Intensive care units; Legislation and jurisprudence; Licensure, medical; Respiratory failure; Sexual behavior; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; FENTANYL; LORAZEPAM; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PENTOBARBITAL; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DELIRIUM; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SEXUAL HARASSMENT;

EID: 0032915654     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199902000-00058     Document Type: Article

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