Physician staffing models impact the timing of decisions to limit life support in the ICU.
Chest, cilt.143, ss.656-663, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 143
- Basım Tarihi: 2013
- Doi Numarası: 10.1378/chest.12-1173
- Dergi Adı: Chest
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.656-663
- Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: A growing trend is the implementation of 24-h attending physician coverage in the ICU. Our aim was to measure the impact of 24-h, in-house, attending intensivist coverage on the quality of end-of-life care and the timing of end-of-life decision-making.