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Respiratory support withdrawal in intensive care units: families, physicians and nurses views on two hypothetical clinical scenarios

INTRODUCTION: Evidence suggests that dying patients' physical and emotional suffering is inadequately treated in intensive care units. Although there are recommendations regarding decisions to forgo life-sustaining therapy, deciding on withdrawal of life support is difficult, and it is also dif...

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Autores principales: Fumis, Renata RL, Deheinzelin, Daniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3220008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21190560
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc9390