Cargando…

Withdrawing and withholding life-sustaining therapies are not the same

Numerous lines of evidence support the premise that withholding and withdrawing life support measures in the intensive care unit are not the same. These include questionnaires, practical observations and an examination of national medical guidelines. It is important to distinguish between the two en...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Levin, Phillip D, Sprung, Charles L
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1175875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15987406
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc3487