End-of-life care in the ICU: Treatments provided when life support was or was not withdrawn

Chest

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1424-1430

  Hall, Richard I ^a   Rocker, Graeme M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; End of life care; Intensive care; Lorazepam; Midazolam; Morphine; Propofol; Sedation

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; INOTROPIC AGENT; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PANCURONIUM; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SEDATION; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0033738828     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.118.5.1424     Document Type: Article

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