Caring for patients with critical illness and their families: the value of the integrated clinical team

Respiratory Care

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 480-487

  Curtis, J Randall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; End of life care; Intensive care; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROGNOSIS; SEDATION; SKILL; SYMPTOM; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 48049117377     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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