Ethics committee consultation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1553-1558

  Courtwright, Andrew M ^a,b   Robinson, Ellen M ^a   Feins, Katelyn ^a   Carr Loveland, Jennifer ^a   Donahue, Vivian ^a   Roy, Nathalie ^a   McCannon, Jessica ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Life sustaining treatment; Mechanical circulatory support

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CARDIAC SURGERY INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ADULT; FEMALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; ETHICS COMMITTEES; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84989288235     PISSN: 23256621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201511-757OC     Document Type: Article

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