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ArticleInternational journal of critical illness and injury science2011

An overview of end-of-life issues in the intensive care unit.

Thomas J Papadimos, Yasdet Maldonado, Ravi S Tripathi, Deven S Kothari, Andrew L Rosenberg

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Article in International journal of critical illness and injury science, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. A Survey of Clinicians Regarding Goals of Care for Patients with Severe Comorbid Illnesses Hospitalized for an Acute Deterioration.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2022
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  4. Knowledge and Awareness of End-of-life Care among Doctors Working in Intensive Care Units at a Tertiary Care Center: A Questionnaire-based Study.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Thomas J PapadimosDepartment of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care Medicine, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus OH 43210, USA.
Yasdet Maldonado
Ravi S Tripathi
Deven S Kothari
Andrew L Rosenberg

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 live longer. However, this prolonged existence may involve incapacities, particularly at the end-of-life, and especially in the intensive care unit. This arena involves not only patients and families, but also care givers. It involves topics from economics to existentialism, and surgery to spiritualism. It requires education, communication, acceptance of diversity, and an ultimate acquiescence to the inevitable. Here, we present a comprehensive overview of issues in the care of patients at the end-of-life stage that may cause physicians and other healthcare providers, medical, ethical, social, and philosophical concerns in the intensive care unit.

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Critical caredeathintensive care unitspalliative care

Identifiers

PMID22229139
PMCPMC3249847

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