The frequency and cost of treatment perceived to be futile in critical care

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 1887-1894

  Huynh, Thanh N ^a   Kleerup, Eric C ^a   Wiley, Joshua F ^b   Savitsky, Terrance D ^c   Guse, Diana ^a   Garber, Bryan J ^a   Wenger, Neil S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; FUTILE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; HYPERVOLEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVOR;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84888339059     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.10261     Document Type: Article

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