Principles and practice of withdrawing life-sustaining treatments

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 435-451

  Rubenfeld, Gordon D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; HALOPERIDOL; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; OPIATE; PROPOFOL;

ANALGESIA; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMA; COMPREHENSION; COUNSELING; DRUG EFFICACY; DYING; ETHICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEDATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ANALGESIA; BRAIN DEATH; COMA; COMMUNICATION; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DECISION MAKING; DOCUMENTATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GOALS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PASTORAL CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; VENTILATOR WEANING; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 2942534574     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2004.03.005     Document Type: Review

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