Ethical Considerations for Mechanical Support

Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 661-673

  Abrams, Darryl ^a   Curtis, J Randall ^b   Prager, Kenneth M ^a   Garan, A Reshad ^a   Hastie, Jonathan ^a   Brodie, Daniel ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridge to nowhere; ECMO; Ethics; Extracorporeal life support; Withdrawal of life support

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY FAILURE; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EXTRACORPOREAL LIFE SUPPORT; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL ETHICS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SPIRITUAL CARE; ETHICS; HEART SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROCEDURES;

ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 85073172418     PISSN: 19322275     EISSN: 22103538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2019.08.001     Document Type: Review

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