Mortality in very long-stay pediatric intensive care unit patients and incidence of withdrawal of treatment

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 131-136

  Naghib, Sara ^a   Van Der Starre, Cynthia ^a   Gischler, Saskia J ^a   Joosten, Koen F M ^a   Tibboel, Dick ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

End of life; Limitations of care; Long stay patient; Mortality; Pediatric intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ADMISSION; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 76549099311     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-009-1693-z     Document Type: Article

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