When the ICU patient refuses vital supports

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 184-189

  Zamperetti, N ^a   Piccinni, P ^a   Carraro, R ^a   Demo, P ^a   Marafon, S ^a   Ronco, C ^a   Dan, M ^a  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intensive care units; Refusal to treat; Treatment refusal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL; ETHICS; INTENSIVE CARE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 0141613161     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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