TY - JOUR
T1 - Intensive care, mechanical ventilation, dialysis, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
T2 - Implications for the patient with cancer
AU - Groeger, Jeffrey S.
AU - Aurora, Rashmi N.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - The broad range in mortality rates seen in the critically ill cancer population reflects the fact that cancer is a heterogeneous disease, affecting a heterogeneous population at different stages of care. Patients, families, and physicians frequently agonize about the utility of CPR and ICU care and whether this care should be offered. Understanding the goals of care, respecting autonomy, and knowing the likelihood of benefits and burdens of these interventions are critical in making these difficult decisions.
AB - The broad range in mortality rates seen in the critically ill cancer population reflects the fact that cancer is a heterogeneous disease, affecting a heterogeneous population at different stages of care. Patients, families, and physicians frequently agonize about the utility of CPR and ICU care and whether this care should be offered. Understanding the goals of care, respecting autonomy, and knowing the likelihood of benefits and burdens of these interventions are critical in making these difficult decisions.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0749-0704(05)70208-6
DO - 10.1016/S0749-0704(05)70208-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 11525058
AN - SCOPUS:0034887209
SN - 0749-0704
VL - 17
SP - 791
EP - 803
JO - Critical care clinics
JF - Critical care clinics
IS - 3
ER -