Physician workload associated with do-not-resuscitate decision-making in intensive care units: an observational study using Cox proportional hazards analysis

Physician workload associated with do-not-resuscitate decision-making in intensive care units: an observational study using Cox proportional hazards analysis

Abstract Background Physicians play a substantial role in facilitating communication regarding life-supporting treatment decision-making including do-not-resuscitate (DNR) in the intensive care units (ICU). Physician-related factors including gender, personal preferences to life-supporting treatment...

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Main Authors: Kuan-Han Lin, Shu-Chien Huang, Chih-Hsien Wang, Chau-Chung, Tzong-Shinn Chu, Yen-Yuan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
Subjects:
Do-not-resuscitate
Workload
Life-supporting treatment
Intensive care
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-019-0355-0

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