Ventilation in motor neuron disease: Difficult decisions in difficult circumstances

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 6-8

  Oliver, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Wisdom Hospice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomy decision making; Invasive ventilation; Motor neuron disease

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PALLIATIVE CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VENTILATION;

EID: 2442600206     PISSN: 14660822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14660820310016615     Document Type: Article

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