Life support in the intensive care unit: a qualitative investigation of technological purposes
DJ Cook, M Giacomini, N Johnson, D Willms… - Cmaj, 1999 - Can Med Assoc
Background: The ability of many intensive care unit (ICU) technologies to prolong life has
led to an outcomes-oriented approach to technology assessment, focusing on morbidity and …
led to an outcomes-oriented approach to technology assessment, focusing on morbidity and …
Decision tools for life support: a review and policy analysis
Objective: To identify, describe, and compare published documents intended to guide
decisions about the administration, withholding, or withdrawal of life support in critical care …
decisions about the administration, withholding, or withdrawal of life support in critical care …
End-of-life care in India
RK Mani - Intensive care medicine, 2006 - Springer
Intensive care and the concept of using life-support technologies are relatively new in India.
The Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) was established in 1993 …
The Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) was established in 1993 …
Withdrawal of life-support treatment: the experience of critical care nurses
T Jones, M TitzGerald - Australian Critical Care, 1998 - Elsevier
Technological advances in health care have made it possible to restore and prolong life for
patients who would have died in the past. Unfortunately, one consequence of this is that …
patients who would have died in the past. Unfortunately, one consequence of this is that …
Life support decision making in critical care: Identifying and appraising the qualitative research evidence
Objective: The objective of this study is to identify and appraise qualitative research
evidence on the experience of making life-support decisions in critical care. Data Sources: In …
evidence on the experience of making life-support decisions in critical care. Data Sources: In …
[HTML][HTML] An overview of end–of–life issues in the intensive care unit
TJ Papadimos, Y Maldonado, RS Tripathi… - … journal of critical …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
The population of the earth is aging, and as medical techniques, pharmaceuticals, and
devices push the boundaries of human physiological capabilities, more humans will go on to …
devices push the boundaries of human physiological capabilities, more humans will go on to …
End-of-life care in the intensive care unit: Report from the Task Force of World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine
J Myburgh, F Abillama, D Chiumello, G Dobb… - Journal of critical …, 2016 - Elsevier
End-of-life care in the intensive care unit (ICU) was identified as an objective in a series of
Task Forces developed by the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care …
Task Forces developed by the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care …
[HTML][HTML] Framework to support the process of decision-making on life-sustaining treatments in the ICU: results of a Delphi study
MC Kerckhoffs, J Senekal, D Van Dijk… - Critical care …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To develop a consensus framework that can guide the process of decision-
making on continuing or limiting life-sustaining treatments in ICU patients, using evidence …
making on continuing or limiting life-sustaining treatments in ICU patients, using evidence …
[HTML][HTML] Prolonging life and delaying death: the role of physicians in the context of limited intensive care resources
RC McDermid, SM Bagshaw - Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in …, 2009 - Springer
Critical care is in an emerging crisis of conflict between what individuals expect and the
economic burden society and government are prepared to provide. The goal of critical care …
economic burden society and government are prepared to provide. The goal of critical care …
End-of-life care in the intensive care unit: A research agenda
GD Rubenfeld, JR Curtis… - Critical care …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Background The intensive care unit (ICU) represents a unique clinical setting in which
mortality is relatively high and the professional culture tends to be one of “rescue therapy” …
mortality is relatively high and the professional culture tends to be one of “rescue therapy” …