Withdrawal of Mechanical Ventilation in Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 773-785

  Munson, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; FAMILY COUNSELING; GRIEF; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEONATOLOGY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PEDIATRICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

CHILD; EMPATHY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 35148882589     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2007.08.001     Document Type: Review

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