Intercontinental differences in end-of-life attitudes in the pediatric intensive care unit: Results of a worldwide survey

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 560-566

  Devictor, Denis J ^a   Tissieres, Pierre ^a   Gillis, Jonathan ^d,e,f   Truog, Robert ^b,c  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c Department of Critical Care Medicine ^*

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL BIAS; DECISION MAKING; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEGAL ASPECT; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AMERICA; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PARENT; PATERNALISM; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; SEPTIC SHOCK; SOUTH AMERICA; SWITZERLAND; TERMINAL CARE; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; TERMINAL CARE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 60549094802     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e31818d3581     Document Type: Article

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