Family Engagement Regarding the Critically Ill Patient

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1637-1647

  Weaver, Jessica L ^a   Bradley, Ciarán T ^b   Brasel, Karen J ^c  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Critically ill patients; End of life care; Family centered care; Intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

SEDATIVE AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN DEATH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY MEETING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIVING WILL; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ORGAN DONOR; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SEDATION;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; BRAIN DEATH; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMMUNICATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TERMINAL CARE; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 84869104972     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: 15583171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2012.08.004     Document Type: Review

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