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Variation in Decisions to Forgo Life-Sustaining Therapies in US ICUs

BACKGROUND: The magnitude and implication of variation in end-of-life decision-making among ICUs in the United States is unknown. METHODS: We reviewed data on decisions to forgo life-sustaining therapy (DFLSTs) in 269,002 patients admitted to 153 ICUs in the United States between 2001 and 2009. We u...

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Main Authors: Quill, Caroline M., Ratcliffe, Sarah J., Harhay, Michael O., Halpern, Scott D.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: American College of Chest Physicians 2014
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4151359/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24522751
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1378/chest.13-2529
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