The agony of agonal respiration: Is the last gasp necessary?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 164-169

  Perkin, R M ^a   Resnik, D B ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

APNEA; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DYING; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RESUSCITATION; SEDATION; WELLBEING;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; DYSPNEA; ETHICS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036079632     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.28.3.164     Document Type: Article

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