Use of intensive care services during terminal hospitalizations in England and the United States

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 180, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 875-880

  Wunsch, Hannah ^a   Linde Zwirble, Walter T ^b   Harrison, David A ^c   Barnato, Amber E ^d   Rowan, Kathryn M ^c   Angus, Derek C ^d  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b ZD Associates   (United States)

^c and London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

England; Hospital mortality; Intensive care units; Terminal care; United States

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350442305     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200902-0201OC     Document Type: Article

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