Predictive factors for do-not-resuscitate designation among terminally ill cancer patients receiving care from a palliative care consultation service

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 271-282

  Kao, Chen Yi ^a   Wang, Hung Ming ^a   Tang, Shu Chuan ^b   Huang, Kuan Gen ^b   Jaing, Tang Her ^b   Liu, Chien Ying ^b   Liu, Keng Hao ^b   Shen, Wen Chi ^a   Wu, Jin Hou ^a   Hung, Yu Shin ^a   Hsu, Hung Chih ^a   Chen, Jen Shi ^a   Liau, Chi Ting ^a   Lin, Yung Chang ^a   Su, Po Jung ^a   Hsieh, Chia Hsun ^a   Chou, Wen Chi ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

do not resuscitate; palliative care; Palliative Prognostic Index; Terminal cancer

Indexed keywords

AGED; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TIME;

AGED; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN; TERMINALLY ILL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84893780801     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.03.020     Document Type: Article

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