Intensivists managing end-of-life care: Dwarfs without giants' shoulders to stand upon

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1985-1987

  Zamperetti, Nereo ^a   Piccinni, Pasquale ^a  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DYING; EDITORIAL; EUTHANASIA; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; ISRAEL; ITALY; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; SEDATION; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 78649325187     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-010-1958-6     Document Type: Editorial

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