Care of the Family in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 333-342

  Tyrie, Leslie Steele ^a   Mosenthal, Anne Charlotte ^b  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Family support; Palliative care; Surgical intensive care unit; Surrogate decision maker

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY STRESS; GRIEF; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 79952648543     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2011.01.003     Document Type: Review

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