Physician staffing models impact the timing of decisions to limit life support in the ICU

Chest

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 656-663

  Wilson, Michael E ^a   Samirat, Ramez ^b   Yilmaz, Murat ^c   Gajic, Ognjen ^a   Iyer, Vivek N ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATTENDING PHYSICIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LIFE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84874963742     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-1173     Document Type: Article

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