Withdrawal of intensive care treatment at home - 'A good death'

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 484-486

  Kumar, G ^a   Obuch, S ^a   Vyakarnam, P ^a  

^a DARENT VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DETERIORATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 66249144667     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0903700305     Document Type: Article

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