Reasons for withdrawing treatment in patients receiving intensive care
Open Access
- 1 June 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Anaesthesia
- Vol. 53 (6) , 523-528
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2044.1998.t01-1-00407.x
Abstract
We studied the frequency with which treatment was withdrawn in intensive care patients and the primary reason for reaching this decision. The medical records of patients having had active treatment w...Keywords
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