End-of-life practices among tertiary care PICUs in the United States: A multicenter study

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2015, Pages e231-e238

  Meert, Kathleen L ^a   Keele, Linda ^b   Morrison, Wynne ^c   Berg, Robert A ^c   Dalton, Heidi ^d   Newth, Christopher J L ^e   Harrison, Rick ^f   Wessel, David L ^g   Shanley, Thomas ^h   Carcillo, Joseph ⁱ   Clark, Amy ^j   Holubkov, Richard ^j   Jenkins, Tammara L ^k   Doctor, Allan ^l   Dean, J Michael ^j   Pollack, Murray ^d  

^a CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Valley Children's Hospital   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^d PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^f MATTEL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

ⁱ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^l WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

autopsy; death; end of life care; organ donation; pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN DEATH; CHILD; CORONER; DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; ORGAN DONOR; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE; TERTIARY HEALTHCARE; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84956941213     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000000520     Document Type: Article

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