End-of-life decisions in patients with severe acute brain injury
End-of-life decisions in patients with severe acute brain injury
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England: Elsevier Ltd
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English
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England: Elsevier Ltd
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Summary Most in-hospital deaths of patients with stroke, traumatic brain injury, or postanoxic encephalopathy after cardiac arrest occur after a decision to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatments. Decisions on treatment restrictions in these patients are generally complex and are based only in part on evidence from published work. Prognost...
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End-of-life decisions in patients with severe acute brain injury
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1528341535
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1528341535
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1474-4422
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1474-4465
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10.1016/S1474-4422(14)70030-4