Beyond ethical dilemmas: Improving the quality of end-of-life care in the intensive care unit

Critical Care

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-12

  Rubenfeld, Gordon D ^a   Curtis, J Randall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EUTHANASIA; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SKILL; TERMINAL CARE;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037322665     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc1866     Document Type: Article

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