Impact of standardized palliative care order set on end-of-life care in a community teaching hospital

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 281-286

  Walker, Kathryn A ^a,b   Nachreiner, Deanna ^c   Patel, Jaideep ^a   Mayo, René L ^a   Kearney, Christopher D ^a  

^a UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; LAXATIVE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMFORT MEASURES ONLY ORDER; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SELECTION; RESUSCITATION; STANDARDIZATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERMINAL CARE; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALTIMORE; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 79952296010     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0398     Document Type: Article

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