A population-based study on the prevalence and determinants of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the last month of life for Taiwanese cancer decedents, 2001-2006

Resuscitation

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1388-1393

  Chen, Jen Shi ^a   Wang, Hung Ming ^a   Wu, Shiao Chi ^b   Liu, Tsang Wu ^c   Hung, Yen Ni ^b   Tang, Siew Tzuh ^d,e  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Administrative database analysis; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); End of life care; Population based study; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEART ARREST; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RESUSCITATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 70449704064     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.08.015     Document Type: Article

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