Communication tools for end-of-life decision-making in the intensive care unit: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Critical Care

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Oczkowski, Simon J W ^a   Chung, Han Oh ^a   Hanvey, Louise ^b   Mbuagbaw, Lawrence ^a,c   You, John J ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Canadian Hospice and Palliative Care Association   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication; Critical care; End of life; Ethics; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMMUNICATION AID; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROCEDURES;

COMMUNICATION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 84962792160     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13054-016-1264-y     Document Type: Article

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