Institutional policies on determination of medically inappropriate interventions: Use in five pediatric patients

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 225-230

  Okhuysen Cawley, Regina ^a   McPherson, Mona L ^b   Jefferson, Larry S ^b  

^a ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance directive; Interventions; Pediatrics; Terminally ill

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCKAYNE SYNDROME; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FAMILY; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEUKEMIA; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TERMINAL DISEASE; TRISOMY 18; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34248380720     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000264317.83788.ED     Document Type: Article

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