Evaluation of changes in forgoing life-sustaining treatment in Israeli ICU patients

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Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1969-1973

  Jakobson, Daniel J ^a   Eidelman, Leonid A ^a   Worner, T M ^a   Oppenheim, Arieh Eden ^a   Pizov, Reuven ^a   Sprung, Charles L ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Changes; Do not resuscitate; Life sustaining therapy; Limiting therapy; Withdrawing; Withholding

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN DEATH; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; FORGOING OF LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISRAEL; LEGAL ASPECT; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PANCREAS CANCER; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESUSCITATION; SEPTIC SHOCK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 10444241879     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.126.6.1969     Document Type: Article

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