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Withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments in intensive care units in Lebanon: a cross-sectional survey of intensivists and interviews of professional societies, legal and religious leaders
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the attitudes and practices of intensivists working in Lebanon regarding withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatments (LSTs). The objectives of the study were to assess the points of view and practices of intensivists in Lebanon along with the opinions of...
Autores principales: | El Jawiche, Rita, Hallit, Souheil, Tarabey, Lubna, Abou-Mrad, Fadi |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7456082/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32859185 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12910-020-00525-y |
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