Care for the dying in intensive care in the Netherlands

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2067-2069

  Kompanje, Erwin J O ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT;

AGITATION; ANXIETY; ASSISTED SUICIDE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; DRUG INDICATION; DYING; DYSPNEA; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAW; LEGAL COMPETENCE; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NETHERLANDS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESTLESSNESS; SEDATION; SHORT SURVEY; SYMPTOM; TACHYPNEA; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MENTAL COMPETENCY; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 33751536153     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-006-0394-0     Document Type: Short Survey

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