Respiratory support withdrawal in intensive care units: Families, physicians and nurses views on two hypothetical clinical scenarios

Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Fumis, Renata R L ^a   Deheinzelin, Daniel ^b  

^a A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL SÍRIO LIBANÊS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVIEW; MALE; NURSE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; VENTILATED PATIENT; VENTILATOR; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; LONG TERM CARE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY THERAPY;

EID: 78650620822     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc9390     Document Type: Article

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