From persistence to palliation: Limiting active treatment in the ICU

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 693-699

  Wiedermann, Christian J ^a   Lehner, Georg F ^b   Joannidis, Michael ^b  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL OF BOLZANO   (Italy)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

critically ill; end of life decisions; palliative care; surrogate decision; withholding and withdrawing life support

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSE TRAINING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; TERMINAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84870249101     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e328358d417     Document Type: Review

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