A cognitively impaired patient without a surrogate: Who makes the decision?

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 583-587

  Baumrucker, Steven J ^a   Stolick, Matt ^b   Morris, Gerald M ^c   Stilin, Leslie ^d   VandeKieft, Gregg ^e   Mingle, Paige ^f   Oertli, Karrie A ^g  

^a USA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY   (United States)

^c NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Ministry Health Care   (United States)

^e Providence St Peter Hospital and Providence Hospice   (United States)

^f Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center   (United States)

^g INTEGRIS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CUSTODY; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS COMMITTEES, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEGAL GUARDIANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 82955175546     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909111420858     Document Type: Review

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