Communication of prognostic information for critically Ill patients

Chest

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1728-1735

  LeClaire, Michele M ^a,c   Oakes, J Michael ^b   Weinert, Craig R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Critical care; End of life; Family satisfaction; ICU; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPECTATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 24944444102     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.3.1728     Document Type: Article

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