Practices of anaesthesiologists with regard to withholding and withdrawal of life support from the critically ill in Turkey

İyilikçi Karaoğlan L., Erbayraktar S., Gokmen N., Ellidokuz H., Kara H., Gunerli A.

ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA, vol.48, no.4, pp.457-462, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 48 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Doi Number: 10.1046/j.1399-6576.2003.00306.x
  • Journal Name: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.457-462
  • Keywords: do-not-resuscitate orders, end-of-life care, euthanasia, life support, withdrawing, withholding, INTENSIVE-CARE UNITS, ETHICAL QUESTIONNAIRE, ATTITUDES, MEDICINE, END, PHYSICIANS, NURSES
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: To determine practices of Turkish anaesthesiologists with regard to withholding and withdrawal of life support from the critically ill.