Elective discontinuation of life-sustaining mechanical ventilation on a chronic ventilator unit

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1549-1554

  Ankrom, Michael ^a   Zelesnick, Lorrie ^a   Barofsky, Ivan ^a   Georas, Steve ^a   Finucane, Thomas E ^a   Greenough III, William B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic mechanical ventilation; Double effect; Palliative care; Terminal weaning

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; MORPHINE SULFATE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DYING; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; NUTRITION; PATIENT CARE; RACE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESUSCITATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TERMINAL DISEASE; VEIN CATHETERIZATION; WEANING;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALTIMORE; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TERMINAL CARE; VENTILATOR WEANING; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 0035155603     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.4911252.x     Document Type: Article

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