Issues for palliative medicine doctors surrounding the withdrawal of non-invasive ventilation at the request of a patient with motor neurone disease: A scoping study

BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 43-49

  Faull, Christina ^a,b   Haynes, Cassy Rowe ^a   Oliver, David ^c,d  

^a Leicestershire and Rutland Organisation for the Relief of Suffering   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Wisdom Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLICATION; ETHICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; PALLIATIVE CARE; PALLIATIVE MEDICINE; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 84930278649     PISSN: 2045435X     EISSN: 20454368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2013-000470     Document Type: Article

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