Research article summary (published 30 May 2009):

[Intensive care at the end of life]

(Intensivtherapie am Lebensende.)

Full Abstract

No abstract is currently available for this article. See 'Journal and Publication Information' further down the page for details that may assist you in locating this article in electronic or hard copy media. The 'Related articles' section also further down the page, where available, may show links to abstracts of articles covering similar topics.

Author information

Author/s: Eisenberg, Juliane (J);

Affiliation: Fachkrankenschwester für Intensivpflege und Anästhesie, Essen. fraueisenberg(-atsign-)freenet.de

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: Kinderkrankenschwester : Organ der Sektion Kinderkrankenpflege / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sozialpädiatrie und Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kinderheilkunde (Kinderkrankenschwester), published in Germany. (Language: ger)

Reference: 2009-Jun; vol 28 (issue 6) : pp 248-52

Dates: Created 2009/07/07; Completed 2009/07/31;

PMID: 19579498, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 8/21/2009)

Sourced from the National Library of Medicine. Abstract text and other information may be subject to copyright.

External Links for this article
(including full text providers, if available):

Click Electronic Full-text Provider Links to see options for finding the electronic full text links to this article. Note there may be a subscription or fee required for access to the full text. See our FAQ for information on finding FREE full text articles.

This article may also be located in paper journal collections available in many libraries. Use the Journal and Publication Information above to find the full article.

MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MeSH Headings (categories) shown below.

Advance Directives - ethics; legislation & jurisprudence Aged, 80 and over Child Ethics, Medical Ethics, Nursing Female Germany

Homicide - ethics; legislation & jurisprudence Humans Intensive Care - ethics; legislation & jurisprudence Life Support Care - ethics Malpractice - legislation & jurisprudence Terminal Care - ethics; legislation & jurisprudence Withholding Treatment - ethics; legislation & jurisprudence

Note: Bold headings indicate primary MeSH headings or qualifiers.

Related articles

These are the most related articles currently in our database:

• Ethical aspects of withdrawing and withholding treatment. 30 Mar 2007
• [Ethical decision-making at the end of life--knowledge and attitudes of medical students] 7 Jul 2004
• Unilateral withholding and withdrawal of potentially life-sustaining treatment: a violation of dignity under the law in Canada. 30 Dec 2003
• [Limiting life sustaining therapies] 30 Aug 2006
• Limiting and rationing treatment in paediatric and neonatal intensive care. 29 Nov 2006
• Ethical concerns in end-of-life care. 30 Dec 2002
• Inactivating a total artificial heart: special moral problems. 29 Apr 2003
• Law's effect on the quality of end-of-life care: lessons from the Schiavo case. 30 Oct 2006
• Dialogue: The total artificial heart and the morality of killing. 30 Dec 2003
• Artificial nutrition and hydration: science, ethics and law. 27 Feb 2003

See 100+ related articles.

Related Article Map

Legend: - FREE Full text Article. - Abstract only. - Title only. More help.

See a larger map of 100+ related articles.