Preliminary report of the integration of a palliative care team into an intensive care unit

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154-165

  O'Mahony, Sean ^a   McHenry, Janet ^b   Blank, Arthur E ^a   Snow, Daniel ^a   Eti Karakas, Serife ^a   Santoro, Gabriella ^b   Selwyn, Peter ^a   Kvetan, Vladimir ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life care; ICU deaths; ICU palliative care team; Intensive care unit (ICU) deaths; Palliative; Palliative care team

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH EDUCATION; DIALYSIS; DRUG USE; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INOTROPISM; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SURVIVAL TIME; TERMINAL CARE;

DECISION MAKING; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; NEW YORK CITY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT TRANSFER; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 77951865812     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216309346540     Document Type: Article

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