Life-sustaining treatment decisions in the ICU for patients with ESLD: A prospective investigation

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 518-532

  Hansen, Lissi ^a   Press, Nancy ^a   Rosenkranz, Susan J ^a   Baggs, Judith Gedney ^a   Kendall, Judith ^a   Kerber, Amanda ^a   Williamson, Angel ^a   Chesnutt, Mark S ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Intensive care; Life support care; Liver diseases; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84866268391     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.21488     Document Type: Article

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