Journal article
Withholding or withdrawing of life-sustaining therapy in older adults (≥ 80 years) admitted to the intensive care unit
Abstract
PurposeTo document and analyse the decision to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment (LST) in a population of very old patients admitted to the ICU.MethodsThis prospective study included intensive care patients aged ≥ 80 years in 309 ICUs from 21 European countries with 30-day mortality follow-up.ResultsLST limitation was identified in 1356/5021 (27.2%) of patients: 15% had a withholding decision and 12.2% a withdrawal decision …
Authors
Guidet B; Flaatten H; Boumendil A; Morandi A; Andersen FH; Artigas A; Bertolini G; Cecconi M; Christensen S; Faraldi L
Journal
Intensive Care Medicine, Vol. 44, No. 7, pp. 1027–1038
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
July 2018
DOI
10.1007/s00134-018-5196-7
ISSN
0342-4642