When do we stop, and how do we do it? Medical futility and withdrawal of care

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 196, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 621-651

  Hinshaw, Daniel B ^a   Pawlik, Timothy ^b   Mosenthal, Anne C ^b   Civetta, Joseph M ^b   Hallenbeck, James ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CAREGIVER; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DISEASE COURSE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GESTURE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIVING WILL; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SUPPORT GROUP; TERMINAL DISEASE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; WELFARE;

EID: 0037390514     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(03)00106-6     Document Type: Review

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