Limitation and withdrawal practice patterns in India

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1436-1437

  Bandi, Venkata ^a   Guntupalli, Kalpalatha K ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life care; Intensive care unit, India; Palliative care; Withdrawal of treatment; Withholding of treatment

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNITED STATES;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 20444452895     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000166927.64360.0F     Document Type: Editorial

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