Religiously affiliated intensive care unit patients receive more aggressive end-of-life care

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 623-627

  Shinall, Myrick C ^a   Ehrenfeld, Jesse M ^a   Guillamondegui, Oscar D ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Futility; Religion; Spirituality; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DAY HOSPITAL; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SURVIVAL; TERMINAL CARE; VENTILATOR;

FUTILITY; RELIGION; SPIRITUALITY; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPIRITUALITY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84904259864     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.05.074     Document Type: Article

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