End-of-life care in India

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1066-1068

  Mani, Raj Kumar ^a  

^a FORTIS HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DYING; FUTUROLOGY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE; LEGAL ASPECT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SHORT SURVEY;

HUMANS; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 33745445199     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-006-0185-7     Document Type: Short Survey

References (5)

1. Mani RK (2003) Limitation of life support in the ICU. Ethical issues relating to end of life care. Indian J Crit Care Med 7:112-117
2. Kapadia F, Singh M, Divatia J, Vaidyanathan P, Udwadia FE, Raisinghaney SJ, Limaye HS, Karnad DR (2005) Limitation and withdrawal of intensive therapy at end of life: practices in intensive care units in Mumbai, India. Crit Care Med 33:1272-1275
3. Balakrishnan S, Mani RK (2005) The constitutional and legal provisions in Indian law for limiting life support. Indian J Crit Care Med 9:108-114
4. Airedale NHS Trust vs. Bland 1993 (1) All ER: 821
5. Mani RK, Amin P, Chawla R, Divatia JV, Kapadia F, Khilnani P, et al. (2005) ISCCM Position Statement: Limiting life-prolonging interventions and providing palliative care towards the end of life in Indian intensive care units. Indian J Crit Care Med 9:96-107