Home pediatric compassionate extubation: Bridging intensive and palliative care

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 224-228

  Zwerdling, Ted ^a   Hamann, Kevin C ^a   Kon, Alexander A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Home extubation; Intensive care; Pediatric hospice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FATALITY; HEREDITARY SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PASSIVE EUTHANASIA; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

DECISION MAKING; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; FATAL OUTCOME; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHIES OF CHILDHOOD; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 34547251052     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909106289085     Document Type: Article

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