Preliminary experience with the introduction of life-sustaining treatment limitation in the electronic clinical record;Experiencia preliminar en la introducción de la limitación de terapias de soporte vital en la historia clínica electrónica

Medicina Intensiva

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-36

  Poyo Guerrero, R ^a   Cruz, A ^a   Laguna, M ^a   Mata, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SON LLÀTZER   (Spain)

Author keywords

Comfort treatment; Electronic registry; Futility; Intensive care unit (ICU); Life sustaining treatment limitation (LSTL)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; REGISTRATION;

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MENTAL COMPETENCY; NARCOTICS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; REFUSAL TO TREAT; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; SPAIN; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84855829151     PISSN: 02105691     EISSN: 15786749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2011.09.012     Document Type: Article

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