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Comparing withdrawal and non-withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment among patients who died from stroke

BACKGROUND: In severe stroke, a decision to withdraw life-sustaining treatment is sometimes made in cooperation with the family. The aim of this study was to study the time from withdrawing life-sustaining treatment to death in patients with severe ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. METHODS: In total,...

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Autores principales: Helvig, Eirik, Thomassen, Lars, Waje-Andreassen, Ulrike, Naess, Halvor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4562719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26366088
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/VHRM.S85814