Physician staffing models impact the timing of decisions to limit life support in the ICU.

Wilson M. E., Samirat R., Yilmaz M., Gajic O., Iyer V. N.

Chest, cilt.143, ss.656-663, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.