CPR in terminally ill patients?

Resuscitation

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 99-103

  Marik, Paul E ^a,c   Zaloga, Gary P ^b  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SUBURBAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MERCY HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

ALS; CPR; Death; DNR; Dying; End of life; HIV; Terminal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PERFUSION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; TECHNOLOGY; TERMINAL DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 0035038128     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(00)00344-0     Document Type: Article

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