Terminal withdrawal of mechanical ventilation at a long-term acute care hospital: Comparison with a medical ICU

Chest

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 465-470

  White, Alexander C ^a   Joseph, Bernard ^a   Gireesh, Arvind ^a   Shantilal, Priya ^b   Garpestad, Erik ^b   Hill, Nicholas S ^b   O'Connor, Heidi H ^a  

^a New England Sinai Hospital   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; LORAZEPAM; MORPHINE SULFATE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY CARE; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SEPTIC SHOCK; SOCIAL WORKER; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 68849088495     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.09-0085     Document Type: Article

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