Ceilings of treatment: a qualitative study in the emergency department

Abstract Background Decision-making concerning the limitation of potentially life-prolonging treatments is often challenging, particularly in the Emergency Department (ED). Current literature in this area of Emergency Medicine is limited and heterogeneous. We seek to determine the factors that influ...

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Main Authors: Nathan Walzl, Jessica Jameson, John Kinsella, David J. Lowe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-019-0225-6