• Hospital practice (1995) · Jun 2000

    Case Reports

    Withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy.

    • T J Prendergast.
    • Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H., USA.
    • Hosp Pract (1995). 2000 Jun 15;35(6):91-2, 95-100,102.

    AbstractSeventy percent of deaths in intensive care units are preceded by decisions to limit life-support, most of which are made in consultation with the patient's family or other surrogates. Even when the outcome is clear, surrogates and physicians may deny that death is imminent and delay removing ventilatory assistance and other supportive measures. To avoid prolonging suffering, end-of-life decisions should always be guided by the interests and wishes of the patient.

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