Deaths in a neonatal intensive care unit: A 10-year perspective

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 463-468

  Hagen, Cathrine Monrad ^a   Hansen, Thor Willy Ruud ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

End of life decisions; Ethics; Medical records; Neonatal intensive care unit; Parents

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NORWAY; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; NORWAY; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 14644407174     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000128893.23327.C1     Document Type: Article

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