Do-not-resuscitate orders in evolution: Matching medical interventions with patient goals

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1213-1214

  Truog, Robert D ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

advance directives; advanced cardiac life support; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; decision making; do notresuscitate; health policy; surgical outcomes

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ORDER; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 79955365935     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31821488b4     Document Type: Editorial

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