Health Care Quality in End-of-Life Care: Promoting Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit

Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 111-122

  Aslakson, Rebecca ^a   Pronovost, Peter J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life care; Health care quality; Health care quality defects; Intensive care unit; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; NITRIC OXIDE;

AORTA BALLOON; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; END OF LIFE CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORAL DISTRESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STRESS;

DEATH; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE MORAL JUDGMENT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 79551554189     PISSN: 19322275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2010.11.001     Document Type: Review

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