Extubation versus tracheostomy in withdrawal of treatment-ethical, clinical, and legal perspectives

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 360.e1-360.e8

  Chotirmall, Sanjay Haresh ^a   Flynn, Maura G ^a   Donegan, Ciaran F ^a   Smith, David ^b   O'Neill, Shane J ^a   McElvaney, Noel Gerard ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Critical care; Ethics; Professional conduct

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; INSULIN; METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NURSING CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 77953287921     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.08.007     Document Type: Article

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