Alterations in end-of-life support in the pediatric intensive care unit

Pediatrics

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Lee, K Jane ^a   Tieves, Kelly ^b   Scanlon, Matthew C ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Death; Life support care; Pediatric intensive care units

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVING WILL; LONG TERM CARE; MULTICENTER STUDY; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; BRAIN DEATH; CHILD; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 77957722711     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-0420     Document Type: Article

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