Impact of a palliative care program on end-of-life care in a neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 218-222

  Younge, N ^a   Smith, P B ^a   Goldberg, R N ^a   Brandon, D H ^a   Simmons, C ^a   Cotten, C M ^a   Bidegain, M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; MORPHINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD DEATH; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; END OF LIFE CARE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSING CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

BENZODIAZEPINES; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT DEATH; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; MORPHINE; PALLIATIVE CARE; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 84964698718     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2014.193     Document Type: Article

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