Impact of an intensive communication strategy on end-of-life practices in the intensive care unit

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 145-152

  Quenot, J P ^a   Rigaud, J P ^b   Prin, S ^a   Barbar, S ^a   Pavon, A ^a   Hamet, M ^a   Jacquiot, N ^a   Blettery, B ^a   Herve C ^c   Charles, P E ^a   Moutel, G ^c  

^a DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b centre hospitalier général de Dieppe   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Communication; Ethics; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PAIN; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT RIGHT; TERMINAL CARE; TIME OF DEATH; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; FRANCE; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY;

AGED; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 84859887565     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-011-2405-z     Document Type: Article

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