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Factors associated with withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy in severe traumatic brain injury patients

Authors: N Côte, A Turgeon, F Lauzier, L Moore, JF Simard, D Scales, K Burns, M Meade, F Bernard, D Zygun, D Fergusson, Canadian Critical Care Trials Group

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) mortality remains high and often follows withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy (WLST). Studies reporting the determinants of WLST in this population are scarce. We analyzed data from a multicenter retrospective cohort study to identify factors associated with WLST in TBI. …

Title: Factors associated with withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy in severe traumatic brain injury patients
Authors: N Côte
A Turgeon
F Lauzier
L Moore
JF Simard
D Scales
K Burns
M Meade
F Bernard
D Zygun
D Fergusson
Canadian Critical Care Trials Group
Publication date: 01-02-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9940

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