The impact of do-not-resuscitate order on triage decisions to a medical intensive care unit

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 311-315

  Cohen, Rubin I ^a   Lisker, Gita N ^a   Eichorn, Ann ^b   Multz, Alan S ^a   Silver, Alan ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Do not resuscitate order; Medical intensive care unit; Triage decisions

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; RESUSCITATION; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APACHE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRIAGE;

EID: 67349089034     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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