Factors influencing the initiation of intensive care in elderly patients and their families: A retrospective cohort study

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 789-799

  Kim, Junghyun ^a   Choi, Sun Mi ^a   Park, Young Sik ^a   Lee, Chang Hoon ^a   Lee, Sang Min ^a   Yim, Jae Joon ^a   Yoo, Chul Gyu ^a   Kim, Young Whan ^a   Han, Sung Koo ^a   Lee, Jinwoo ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

aged; Intensive care; retrospective cohort study; terminal care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL RATE; TERMINAL CARE; VERY ELDERLY; DECISION MAKING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRITICAL CARE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84981299177     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216316634241     Document Type: Article

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