Ethics consultations in stroke and neurological disease: A 7-year retrospective review

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 394-399

  Boissy, Adrienne R ^a   Ford, Paul J ^a   Edgell, Randall C ^b   Furlan, Anthony J ^c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Ethics consultations; Neurointensive care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN TUMOR; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFLICT; DEATH; EUTHANASIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE PATIENT; STROKE UNIT; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHICS; INFORMED CONSENT; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STROKE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; ETHICS CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849144793     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-008-9117-4     Document Type: Article

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