Limiting life-sustaining treatment in German intensive care units: A multiprofessional survey

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 413-419

  Jox, Ralf J ^a   Krebs, Mirjam ^a   Fegg, Martin ^a   Reiter Theil, Stella ^b   Frey, Lorenz ^a   Eisenmenger, Wolfgang ^c   Borasio, Gian Domenico ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Communication; Critical care; Documentation; End of life decisions; Intensive care; Withdrawing and withholding life sustaining treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOCUMENTATION; GERMANY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DECISION MAKING; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GERMANY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 80053242374     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.06.012     Document Type: Article

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