Beyond ethical dilemmas: improving the quality of end-of-life care in the intensive care unit.
Rubenfeld
Gordon D
GD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. nodrog@u.washington.edu
Curtis
J Randall
JR
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001293:Attitude to Death; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000592:standards*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards*; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000941:ethics; D014481:United States