Outcome and code status of lung cancer patients admitted to the medical ICU

Chest

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 719-723

  Reichner, Cristina A ^a   Thompson, Julie Anne ^a   O'Brien, Sharon ^a   Kuru, Tunay ^a   Anderson, Eric D ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; End of life; Lung cancer; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 33748872882     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.130.3.719     Document Type: Article

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