Palliative care makes intensive care units intensive care and intensive caring units

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1204-1205

  Harvey, Maurene A ^a  

^a Consultants in Critical Care Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

clinicians' ratings; critical care; end oflife care; intensive care; palliative care; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79955395404     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31820f6d47     Document Type: Editorial

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