Surgeon-reported conflict with intensivists about postoperative goals of care

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-35

  Olson, Terrah J Paul ^a   Brasel, Karen J ^c   Redmann, Andrew J ^b   Alexander, G Caleb ^d,e,f   Schwarze, Margaret L ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON;

EID: 84872467834     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurgery.2013.403     Document Type: Article

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