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Life Support Care
Known as:
Life Prolongation
, life care support
, Care, Life Support
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Care provided patients requiring extraordinary therapeutic measures in order to sustain and prolong life.
National Institutes of Health
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Life Extension
Resuscitation Orders
intensive care
legislation & jurisprudence
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Review
2006
Review
2006
The Additive Interactions Between Ondansetron and Droperidol for Preventing Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
M. Chan
,
K. Choi
,
+6 authors
T. Gan
Anesthesia and Analgesia
2006
Corpus ID: 13044030
Prophylactic ondansetron or droperidol reduces the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Previous studies showed…
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Do-not-resuscitate orders in patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction: the Worcester Heart Attack Study.
E. Jackson
,
J. Yarzebski
,
+5 authors
J. Gore
Archives of Internal Medicine
2004
Corpus ID: 19090818
BACKGROUND Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in Americans. Despite increased interest in end-of-life care…
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2003
2003
The prolongation of life
A. Emerton
,
Nicola Frecknall
,
Karen Jones
,
Mark Taylor
British medical journal
2003
Corpus ID: 155292602
withdrawal of psychotropic drugs is feasible among elderly people and is associated with a decreased risk of falling. Chronic…
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Review
2001
Review
2001
Patient Autonomy and Medical Paternity: can nurses help doctors to listen to patients?
S. Breier-Mackie
Nursing Ethics
2001
Corpus ID: 42595472
Nurses are increasingly faced with situations in practice regarding the prolongation of life and withdrawal of treatment. They…
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
In vivo circumvention of vincristine resistance in mice with P388 leukemia using a novel compound, AHC-52.
H. Shinoda
,
M. Inaba
,
T. Tsuruo
Cancer Research
1989
Corpus ID: 7631463
A novel compound partially analogous to nifedipine, AHC-52, was found to sensitize multidrug-resistant tumor cells. AHC-52 at 0.5…
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1985
1985
Moral dilemmas in modern medicine
M. Lockwood
1985
Corpus ID: 68593569
The moral dilemmas raised by modern medicine--test-tube babies, the mechanical prolongation of life, the prescription of…
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
The effects of early treatment, lead time and length bias on the mortality experienced by cases detected by screening.
Alan S. Morrison
International Journal of Epidemiology
1982
Corpus ID: 24724494
This paper describes a means of analysing the effects that the benefit of early treatment, lead time and length-biased sampling…
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Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
The 4p- syndrome. A clinically recognizable chromosomal deletion syndrome.
R. Guthrie
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J. Aase
,
A. Asper
,
D. W. Smith
A M A Journal of Diseases of Children
1971
Corpus ID: 44404204
Partial deletion of the short arm of chromosome 4 results in a clinically recognizable and distinct syndrome. Common features…
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1955
1955
A nutritional program for prolongation of life in coronary atherosclerosis.
L. M. Morrison
Journal of the American Medical Association
1955
Corpus ID: 39371917
For the past decade, atherosclerosis has no longer been regarded as the inevitable result of age or the "wearing out" of the…
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Review
1934
Review
1934
Landmarks in the history of hygiene
H. Sigerist
1934
Corpus ID: 68698540
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