End-of-life care in Scottish intensive care units

Journal of the Intensive Care Society

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 245-249

  Dean, Pamela ^a   Labram, Aileen ^b   McCarroll, Lynn ^b   Hughes, Martin ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Death; End of life care; Family; Intensive care; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID; INOTROPIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; DYING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEDATION; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78649821089     PISSN: 17511437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/175114371001100407     Document Type: Article

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