End of life care in the ICU : from advanced disease to bereavement /
edited by Graeme Rocker ... [et al.].
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
- xxvi, 375 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Oxford specialist handbooks in end of life care .
- Oxford specialist handbooks in end of life care. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Improving palliative and end-of-life care -- Symptom control -- Caring for families in the ICU -- Cultural issues, spirituality, and hope -- Teamwork, relationships, and moral distress -- Legal issues and conflict resolution -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- Withholding and withdrawal of life support -- Lessons learnt -- Personal stories and reflections -- Special situations -- Organ donation -- Research issues -- Web-based.