Contradictions and communication strategies during end-of-life decision making in the intensive care unit

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 294-304

  Hsieh, Hsiu Fang ^a   Shannon, Sarah E ^b   Curtis, J Randall ^c  

^a FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Critical care; End of life care; Intensive care; Palliative care; Withdrawal of life support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COMMUNICATION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE; WASHINGTON; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 33845502064     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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