Sex differences in creation of do-not-resuscitate orders for critically III elderly patients following emergency surgery

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 193-197

  Eachempati, Soumitra R ^a,b   Hydo, Lynn ^a   Shou, Jian ^a   Barie, Philip S ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Do not resuscitate; Elderly; Emergency; End of life; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SCORE; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAUMATOLOGY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33646086992     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000197683.89002.62     Document Type: Article

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