Ethics in the intensive care unit with emphasis on medical futility in comatose survivors of cardiac arrest

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 453-456

  Young, G Bryan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anoxic ischemic encephalopathy; Coma; Ethics; Medical futility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; COMA; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0033758373     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004691-200009000-00003     Document Type: Article

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