SIAARTI guidelines for admission to and discharge from Intensive Care Units and for the limitation of treatment in intensive care

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 101-118

  Albani, A ^a   Barbisan, C ^a   Barneschi, M G ^a   Benciolini, P ^b   Bertolini, G ^c   Pallavicini, F Bobbio ^a   Braschi, A ^d   Conti, G ^e   Cecioni, R ^f   Cornara, G ^a   Defanti, C A ^a   Facco, E ^b   Giannini, A ^g   Fucci, S ^a   Giunta, F ^h   Giurati, G ^a   Iapichino, G ⁱ   Marchesi, M ^a   Mazzon, D ^a   Moreni, P ^b   Mori, M ^j   Neri, D ^k   Orsi, L ^a,n   Proietti, R ^e   Riccio, M ^a   Santosuosso, A ^a   Scesi, M ^l   Tufano, R ^m   Turetta, F ^a   Zamperetti, N ^a   more..

^a Padua University ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^e CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^f Milan Polyclinic   (Italy)

^g Messina University   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^m UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

ⁿ OSPEDALE MAGGIORE   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; ARTICLE; ETHICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; STANDARD;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE;

EID: 28644438145     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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