Withdrawing life-sustaining treatment in the intensive care unit

Respir Care. 2000 Nov;45(11):1399-407, discussion 1408-10.

Author

G D Rubenfeld¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, 98104, USA. nodrog@u.washington.edu

PMID: 11063527

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Clinical Protocols
Critical Care / methods*
Critical Care / psychology
Decision Making
Documentation
Euthanasia, Passive* / psychology
Humans
Life Support Care / methods*
Life Support Care / psychology
Medical Records
Monitoring, Physiologic / methods
Patient Care Planning / organization & administration
Respiration, Artificial / methods
Respiration, Artificial / psychology
Resuscitation Orders
Terminal Care / methods*
Terminal Care / psychology