Abstract
The purpose of this study was to understand the family surrogates’ values as whether to forgo or receive life-sustaining ventilation for their critically-ill, life-threatening, non-cancer sick family.
Sigma Membership
Lambda Beta at-Large
Lead Author Affiliation
En Chu Kong Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Decision Making, Family Surrogate, Life-sustaining Ventilation
Recommended Citation
Yu, Chia-Wei and Lee, Shiuyu Katie C., "Family surrogates' values for the life-sustaining ventilation decision of critically-ill non-cancer patients" (2018). INRC (Congress). 128.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2018/posters_2018/128
Conference Name
29th International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Melbourne, Australia
Conference Year
2018
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Family surrogates' values for the life-sustaining ventilation decision of critically-ill non-cancer patients
Melbourne, Australia
The purpose of this study was to understand the family surrogates’ values as whether to forgo or receive life-sustaining ventilation for their critically-ill, life-threatening, non-cancer sick family.