Ethics and palliative care consultation in the intensive care unit

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 505-523

  Aulisio, Mark P ^a   Chaitin, Elizabeth ^b   Arnold, Robert M ^c  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS CONSULTATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 2942598127     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2004.03.006     Document Type: Review

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