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GUIDELINES FOR WITHDRAWAL OF LIFE SUPPORT IN TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS
BACKGROUNDGUIDELINES FOR WITHDRAWAL OF LIFE SUPPORT IN TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTSMany patients in the ICU are terminally ill, and not expected to benefit from life sustaining treatments (LST) that include (but are not limited to) mechanical ventilation, vasopressors, dialysis, surgical procedures, transfusions, parenteral nutrition or Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). In such circumstances, LST are non-beneficial and […]
GUIDELINES FOR WITHDRAWAL OF LIFE SUPPORT IN TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS
BACKGROUND GUIDELINES FOR WITHDRAWAL OF LIFE SUPPORT IN TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS Many patients in the ICU are terminally ill, and not expected to benefit from life sustaining treatments (LST) that include (but are not limited to) mechanical ventilation, vasopressors, dialysis, surgical procedures, transfusions, parenteral nutrition or Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). In such circumstances, LST are […]
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