Journal article
Factors Associated with the Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapies in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Multicenter Cohort Study
Abstract
PurposeTo identify factors associated with decisions to withdraw life-sustaining therapies in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).Materials and MethodsWe conducted a 2-year multicenter retrospective cohort study (2005–2006) in mechanically ventilated patients aged 16 years and older admitted to the intensive care units (ICUs) of six Canadian level I trauma centers following severe TBI. One hundred and twenty charts were randomly …
Authors
Côte N; Turgeon AF; Lauzier F; Moore L; Scales DC; Bernard F; Zarychanski R; Burns KEA; Meade MO; Zygun D
Journal
Neurocritical Care, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 154–160
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
February 2013
DOI
10.1007/s12028-012-9787-9
ISSN
1541-6933