Characteristics of patients who die in hospital with no attempt at resuscitation

Resuscitation

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 291-299

  Aune, Solveig ^a   Herlitz, Johan ^a   Bång, Angela ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Do not attempt resuscitation orders; In hospital; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ARREST; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESUSCITATION; SWEDEN; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 20344383733     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2004.11.028     Document Type: Article

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