Promoting Excellence : Comprehensive Bibliography and Resource Page for Critical Care End-of-Life Issues : Ethics Consultations

Dowdy MD, Robertson C, Bander JA. A study of proactive ethics consultation for critically and terminally ill patients with extended lengths of stay. Crit Care Med 1998; 26:252-9. [ Medline abstract ]

Schneiderman LJ, Gilmer T, Teetzel HD. Impact of ethics consultations in the intensive care setting: a randomized, controlled trial. Crit Care Med 2000; 28:3920-4. [ Medline abstract ]

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