Caring for patients and families at the end of life: Withdrawal of intensive care in the patient's home

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 1196, 2004, Pages

  Mann, Sue ^a   Galler, David ^a   Williams, Pamela ^b   Frost, Paul ^c  

^a MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b MANUKAU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c Heath Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; EUTHANASIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MAORI; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SEDATION; STATISTICS; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN RELATION; LONG TERM CARE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PASSIVE EUTHANASIA; RESUSCITATION; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 3242774743     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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