Opinions about surrogate designation: A population survey in France

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1711-1714

  Azoulay, Élie ^a   Pochard, Frédéric ^a   Chevret, Sylvie ^a   Adrie, Christophe ^a   Bollaert, Pierre Edouard ^a   Brun, Frédéric ^a   Dreyfuss, Didier ^a   Garrouste Orgeas, Maité ^a   Goldgran Toledano, Dany ^a   Jourdain, Mercé ^a   Wolff, Michel ^a   Le Gall, Jean Roger ^a   Schlemmer, Benoît ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Decision making; Incompetence; Intensive care; Surrogate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BATH; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; FEEDING; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOUSE; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURROGATE DESIGNATION;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; PROXY;

EID: 0038385933     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000069828.15555.09     Document Type: Article

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