Examining the independent risk factors for withdrawal of life sustaining treatment in trauma patients

Examining the independent risk factors for withdrawal of life sustaining treatment in trauma patients

•Withdrawal of life sustaining treatment is common, occurring in 54.8 % of trauma patients who die in the hospital.•WLST is associated with severe TBI, advanced age, and pre-existing comorbidities.•GCS 

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Veröffentlicht in:Injury 2023-12, Vol.54 (12), p.111088-111088, Article 111088
Hauptverfasser: Sullivan, Michael D., Owattanapanich, Natthida, Schellenberg, Morgan, Matsushima, Kazuhide, Lewis, Meghan R., Lam, Lydia, Martin, Matthew, Inaba, Kenji
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Sprache:eng
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Associated injury score (AIS)
Glasgow coma score (GCS)
Withdrawal of life sustaining treatment (WLST)
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Zusammenfassung:•Withdrawal of life sustaining treatment is common, occurring in 54.8 % of trauma patients who die in the hospital.•WLST is associated with severe TBI, advanced age, and pre-existing comorbidities.•GCS 
ISSN:0020-1383
1879-0267
DOI:10.1016/j.injury.2023.111088