Palliative Care in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit: Where Least Expected, Where Most Needed
Despite dramatic improvements in survival from a broad range of afflictions seen in the surgical critical care unit, the problem of suffering in its many forms and its long-term consequences will remain as long as mortality characterizes the human condition. Palliative care in the surgical intensive...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2007-01-01
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| Series: | Asian Journal of Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958409601202 |