Comparing clinician ratings of the quality of palliative care in the intensive care unit

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 975-983

  Ho, Lawrence A ^a   Engelberg, Ruth A ^a   Curtis, J Randall ^a   Nelson, Judith ^b   Luce, John ^c   Ray, Daniel E ^d   Levy, Mitchell M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

death; dying; end of life care; palliative care; quality of care

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; SELF REPORT; SPIRITUAL CARE;

EID: 79955467643     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31820a91db     Document Type: Conference Paper

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