The role of advance directives in end-of-life decisions in Austria: survey of intensive care physicians

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[6] Heffner JE(2008)"Allow natural death" versus "do not resuscitate": three words that can change a life J Med Ethics 34 2-2553

[7] Levy M(2006)End-of-life care for the critically ill: a national ICU survey Crit Care Med 34 2547-1100

[8] Mularski RA(2005)Ethical issues in intensive care: a survey among Scandinavian intensivists Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 49 1092-437

[9] Osborne ML(2008)Wünsche und Befürchtungen von Patienten bei der Errichtung von Patientenverfügungen. Ergebnisse zu einer Studie zum Patientenverfügungsgesetz in Österreich Bull Soc Sci Med 3 425-1131

[10] Prendergast TJ(2009)The saga of Eluana Englaro: another tragedy feeding the media Int Care Med 35 1129-6

[1] Lanken PN(2008)An official American Thoracic Society clinical policy statement: Palliative care for patients with respiratory diseases and critical illnesses Am J Respir Care Med 177 912-27

[2] Terry PB(2008)Reasons, considerations, difficulties and documentation of end-of-life decisions in European intensive care units: the ETHICUS study Int Care Med 34 392-3

[3] Delisser HM(2008)Recommendations on therapy limitation and therapy discontinuation in intensive care units: Consensus Paper of the Austrian Associations of Intensive Care Medicine Int Care Med 34 771-776

[4] Fahy BF(2009)Clinical Decisions: Care of an unresponsive patient with a poor prognosis N Engl J Med 360 527-31

[5] Hansen-Flaschen J(2009)The death of DNR. Training is needed to dispel confusion around DNAR BMJ 338 b2021-6

[6] Heffner JE(2008)"Allow natural death" versus "do not resuscitate": three words that can change a life J Med Ethics 34 2-2553

[7] Levy M(2006)End-of-life care for the critically ill: a national ICU survey Crit Care Med 34 2547-1100

[8] Mularski RA(2005)Ethical issues in intensive care: a survey among Scandinavian intensivists Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 49 1092-437

[9] Osborne ML(2008)Wünsche und Befürchtungen von Patienten bei der Errichtung von Patientenverfügungen. Ergebnisse zu einer Studie zum Patientenverfügungsgesetz in Österreich Bull Soc Sci Med 3 425-1131

[10] Prendergast TJ(2009)The saga of Eluana Englaro: another tragedy feeding the media Int Care Med 35 1129-6