Seeking to reduce nonbeneficial treatment in the ICU: An exploratory trial of proactive ethics intervention

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 824-830

  Andereck, William S ^a   McGaughey, J Westly ^a,b   Schneiderman, Lawrence J ^a,c   Jonsen, Albert R ^a,d  

^a CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MILLS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

bioethics; clinical ethics; cost; ethics consultation; ethics intervention; proactive ethics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; BIOETHICS; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; ETHICIST; ETHICS; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVENTION STUDY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL; SURVIVOR; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; VENTILATOR;

AGED; APACHE; ETHICISTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84896643476     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000034     Document Type: Article

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