Admission of advanced lung cancer patients to intensive care unit: A retrospective study of 76 patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Criteria for admitting patients with incurable diseases to the medical intensive care unit (MICU) remain unclear and have ethical implications.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We retrospectively evaluated MICU outcomes...

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Main Authors: Zalcman Gérard, Bergot Emmanuel, Thielen Stéphanie, Terzi Nicolas, Andréjak Claire, Charbonneau Pierre, Jounieaux Vincent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/11/159