Managing Death in the ICU: The Transition from Cure to Comfort

Reviews the state of the art in caring for patients dying in the ICU, focusing on both clinical aspects of managing pain and other symptoms, as well as ethical and societal issues that affect the standards of care received.

The book addresses the changing epidemiology of death in this setting related to managed care, practical skills needed to provide the highest quality of care to terminal patients, communicating with patients and families, the mechanics of withdrawing life-supporting therapies, and the essential role of palliative care specialists in the ICU. The book briefly describes unique issues that arise when caring for patients with some of the more common diseases that precipitate death in the ICU.

Contributors for the book were chosen because they have experience caring for patients in the ICU and are also conducting current research to find ways of improving care for terminal patients in this setting.

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Randall, Curtis, J.; Rubenfeld, Gordon D.

ISBN:

978-0-19-512881-9

Specialty:

• Critical Care Medicine
• Palliative Medicine

Language:

English

Edition:

1st

Pages:

408

Publication Year:

2000

Doody's Star Rating®:

Score:

89