Improving processes of hospital care during the last hours of life

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1722-1727

  Bailey, F Amos ^a,d   Burgio, Kathryn L ^b,c,d   Woodby, Lesa L ^a,d   Williams, Beverly R ^d   Redden, David T ^a,e   Kovac, Stacey H ^b,f,g   Durham, Rosie M ^c   Goode, Patricia S ^a,d  

^a Education   (United States)

^b Birmingham VA Research Award Enhancement Program   (United States)

^c BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^f DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; STAFF TRAINING; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALABAMA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PASTORAL CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 23744495851     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.165.15.1722     Document Type: Article

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