To explore the conditions of dying infants in NICU in Taiwan

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 102.e7-102.e13

  Peng, Niang Huei ^a   Chen, Chao Huei ^b   Liu, Hsin Li ^a   Lee, Ho Yu ^c  

^a CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG BING SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dying infants; Neonatal palliative care; NICU; Sign management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; CYANOSIS; DYING; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EDEMA; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTUBATION; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSING CARE; OLIGURIA; PREMATURITY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TAIWAN;

EID: 84863011335     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2011.02.045     Document Type: Article

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