End of life decisions and care of the adult burn patient

Burns

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 288-293

  Ismail, A ^a   Long, J ^a   Moiemen, N ^a   Wilson, Y ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burn death; DNAR; Do Not Resuscitate; End of life; Palliation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; BURN PATIENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURNS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551612336     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2010.08.009     Document Type: Article

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