Limitation of therapeutic effort after ICU admission. Analysis of related factors;Limitación del esfuerzo terapéutico tras el ingreso en una Unidad de Medicina Intensiva. Análisis de factores asociados

Medicina Intensiva

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 68-72

  Iribarren Diarasarri, S ^a,b   Latorre Garcia K ^a   Munoz Martinez T ^a   Poveda Hernandez Y ^a   Dudagoitia Otaolea, J L ^a   Martinez Alutiz S ^a   Castillo Arenal, C ^a   Ruiz Zorrilla, J M ^a   Hernandez Lopez M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL TXAGORRITXU   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Critical care; Mortality; Quality of life; Withdrawing care; Withholding treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 34247496851     PISSN: 02105691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0210-5691(07)74778-2     Document Type: Article

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