End-of-life decision-making in respiratory intermediate care units: A European survey

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 156-164

  Nava, S ^a   Sturani, C ^b   Hartl, S ^c   Magni, G ^d   Ciontu, M ^e   Corrado, A ^f   Simonds, A ^g  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b CARLO POMA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c QBGROUP   (Italy)

^d CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Social Medical Centre South   (Austria)

^f National Institute of Pneumology Marius Nasta   (Romania)

^g ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; End of life decisions; End stage respiratory diseases; Ethics; Noninvasive mechanical ventilation respiratory intermediate care unit; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; E-MAIL; EUROPE; EUTHANASIA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORTALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY CARE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESUSCITATION; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; EUROPE; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY CARE UNITS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 34447561639     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00128306     Document Type: Article

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