Care of the dying cancer patient in the emergency department: Findings from a National survey of Australian emergency department clinicians

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 362-368

  Marck, C H ^a   Weil, J ^a   Lane, H ^a   Weiland, T J ^a   Philip, J ^a   Boughey, M ^a   Jelinek, G A ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency medicine; Medical futility; Neoplasm; Palliative care; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER PATIENT; DYING; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL CARE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84899067512     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imj.12379     Document Type: Article

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