Debate: What constitutes 'terminality' and how does it relate to a living will?

Critical Care

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 333-338

  Crippen, David ^a   Levy, Mitchell ^b   Truog, Robert ^c   Whetstine, Leslie ^d   Luce, John ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Living will; Power of attorney; Terminality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; DYING; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVING WILL; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL DISEASE;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; LIVING WILLS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0033635718     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc717     Document Type: Article

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