DNR directives are established early in mechanically ventilated intensive care unit patients

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1034-1041

  Sinuff, Tasnim ^a   Cook, Deborah J ^a   Rocker, Graeme M ^b   Griffith, Lauren E ^a   Walter, Stephen D ^a   Fisher, Malcolm M ^c   Dodek, Peter M ^d   Sjokvist, Peter ^e   McDonald, Ellen ^a   Marshall, John C ^f   Kraus, Peter A ^a   Levy, Mitchell M ^g   Lazar, Neil M ^h   Guyatt, Gordon H ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e Huddinge University   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RESUSCITATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 19944426657     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018494     Document Type: Article

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