Who is dying in our critical care units? A single center's experience

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 78-85

  Lindgren, Vicki A ^a   Barnett, Scott D ^b   Bloom, Robert L ^c  

^a Inova Fair Oaks Hospital   (United States)

^b Inova Research Center   (United States)

^c INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance directive; Comorbidity; Critical care; Death; End of life care; Family conference

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION; SEASON; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; SEASONS; TERMINAL CARE; VIRGINIA; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 33644924365     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200601000-00015     Document Type: Article

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