Anticipation of distress after discontinuation of mechanical ventilation in the ICU at the end of life

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1593-1599

  Kompanje, E J O ^a   Van Der Hoven, B ^a   Bakker, J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; FUROSEMIDE; LORAZEPAM; MEPREDNISONE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; SCOPOLAMINE BROMIDE; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPNEA; DYSPNEA ASSOCIATED RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MYALGIA; NOTE; PAIN; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; STRIDOR; TERMINAL CARE;

ALGORITHMS; BUTYLSCOPOLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; DEEP SEDATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MORPHINE; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; TERMINAL CARE; TIME FACTORS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 49749133171     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-008-1172-y     Document Type: Note

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