Discussion of treatment trials in intensive care

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 862-869

  Schenker, Yael ^a   Tiver, Greer A ^a   Hong, Seo Yeon ^b   White, Douglas B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Decision making; Intensive care; Palliative care; Terminal care; Withholding treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; INTENSIVE CARE; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SAN FRANCISCO;

EID: 84883555064     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2013.04.015     Document Type: Article

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