Age and decisions to limit life support for patients with acute lung injury: a prospective cohort study

INTRODUCTION: The proportion of elderly Americans admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) in the last month of life is rising. Hence, challenging decisions regarding the appropriate use of life support are increasingly common. The objective of this study was to estimate the association between pat...

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Autores principales: Turnbull, Alison E, Lau, Bryan M, Ruhl, A Parker, Mendez-Tellez, Pedro A, Shanholtz, Carl B, Needham, Dale M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4075260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24886945
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc13890

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4075260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24886945
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc13890

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