Withdrawal of mechanical ventilation in anticipation of death in the intensive care unit |
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| Authors: | Cook Deborah,Rocker Graeme,Marshall John,Sjokvist Peter,Dodek Peter,Griffith Lauren,Freitag Andreas,Varon Joseph,Bradley Christine,Levy Mitchell,Finfer Simon,Hamielec Cindy,McMullin Joseph,Weaver Bruce,Walter Stephen,Guyatt Gordon Level of Care Study Investigators the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont, Canada. |
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| Abstract: | In critically ill patients who are receiving mechanical ventilation, the factors associated with physicians' decisions to withdraw ventilation in anticipation of death are unclear. The objective of this study was to examine the clinical determinants that were associated with the withdrawal of mechanical ventilation. |
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