Pharmacologic paralysis and withdrawal of mechanical ventilation at the end of life

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 342, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 508-511

  Truog, R D ^a   Burns, J P ^a   Mitchell, C ^a   Johnson, J ^a   Robinson, W ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PANCURONIUM; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PATIENT RIGHT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL CARE;

CASE STUDIES; CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; KILLING; SEDATIVES; SUFFERING; VENTILATORS;

BENEFICENCE; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; HUMANS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; PARALYSIS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 0034677449     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200002173420712     Document Type: Article

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