Causes and consequences of disproportionate care in intensive care medicine

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 630-635

  Kompanje, Erwin J O ^a   Piers, Ruth D ^b   Benoit, Dominique D ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

avoidance behaviour; compassion fatigue; disproportionate care; futility; inappropriate care

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BIOETHICS; COMPASSION FATIGUE; CONFLICT; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTENSIVIST; MORALITY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELATIVE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION ORDERS;

EID: 84888187732     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000026     Document Type: Review

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