Discussing end-of-life decisions in the ICU -Are we doing our best?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1560-1561

  Sviri, Sigal ^a   Van Heerden, Peter Vernon ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Communication; decision making; end of life; intensive care; relatives

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTENSIVIST; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL CARE;

DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SOCIAL VALUES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 84901356011     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000284     Document Type: Editorial

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