A national survey of end-of-life care for critically ill patients

In some intensive care units (ICUs), fewer patients who die now undergo attempts at cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and many more have life support actively withdrawn prior to death than did a decade ago. To determine the frequency of withdrawal of life support, we contacted every American post...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1998-10, Vol.158 (4), p.1163-1167
Hauptverfasser:	PRENDERGAST, T. J, CLAESSENS, M. T, LUCE, J. M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Bioethics Biological and medical sciences Brain Death Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Clinical Protocols Critical Care - methods Critical Care - statistics & numerical data Critical Illness - mortality Death Emergency and intensive cardiocirculatory care. Cardiogenic shock. Coronary intensive care Euthanasia, Passive - statistics & numerical data Forecasting Hospitals - classification Humans Intensive care medicine Life Support Care - methods Life Support Care - statistics & numerical data Logistic Models Medical sciences Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data Prospective Studies Resuscitation Orders Terminal Care - methods Terminal Care - statistics & numerical data United States - epidemiology
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