The ETHICA study (part I): Elderly's thoughts about intensive care unit admission for life-sustaining treatments

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1565-1573

  Philippart, F ^a,b   Vesin, A ^c   Bruel, C ^a   Kpodji, A ^a   Durand Gasselin, B ^a   Garcon P ^a   Levy Soussan, M ^d   Jagot, J L ^a   Calvo Verjat, N ^a   Timsit, J F ^c,e,f   Misset, B ^a,b   Garrouste Orgeas, M ^a,e  

^a SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c Outcomerea ^*  (France)

^d PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e INSTITUT ALBERT BONNIOT   (France)

^f HÔPITAL MICHALLON   (France)

Author keywords

Aged; ETHICA; Frail elderly; Intensive care unit; Patient preference; Therapy; Triage

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT PREFERENCE;

EID: 84881475992     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-013-2976-y     Document Type: Article

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