An empirical analysis of the decision-making of limiting life-sustaining treatment for patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Hong Kong, China

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 135-144

  Pang, Samantha M C ^a   Tse, Chun Yan ^b   Chan, Kin Sang ^c   Chung, Betty P M ^a   Leung, Amanda K A ^a   Leung, Edward M F ^b   Ko, Stanley K K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c Haven of Hope Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHINA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPIRICISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESUSCITATION ORDERS;

EID: 4644237026     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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