Should noninvasive ventilation be used with the do-not-intubate patient?

Respiratory Care

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 223-229

  Kacmarek, Robert M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory failure; Comfort measures only; Death; Do not intubate; Do not resuscitate; End of life; Mechanical ventilation; Noninvasive ventilation; Respiratory failure

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOBRONCHIAL INTUBATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; ETHICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; METHODOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RESUSCITATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONSENT FORMS; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; RESUSCITATION ORDERS;

EID: 65549133456     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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