Prevalence and Outcomes of Patients Meeting Palliative Care Consultation Triggers in Neurological Intensive Care Units

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 14-21

  Creutzfeldt, Claire J ^a   Wunsch, Hannah ^b,c,d   Curtis, J Randall ^a   Hua, May ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

End of life care; Neuro critical care; Palliative care; Severe acute brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VALIDATION STUDY; AGED; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84938420066     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: 15560961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-015-0143-8     Document Type: Article

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