End-of-life care in ICU: A practical guide

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 295-303

  Spinello, Irene M ^a  

^a KERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; death; end of life care; futility; resuscitation; withdrawing treatment; withholding treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING; DEATH EDUCATION; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEART ARREST; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SPIRITUAL CARE; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL; ETHICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RIGHT TO DIE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; RIGHT TO DIE; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 80052735021     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066610392697     Document Type: Review

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