Ten myths about withdrawal of mechanical ventilation in terminal patients

The most difficult of treatment limitation decisions, both for physicians and families, is the withdrawal of mechanical ventilation (MV). Many fears and uncertainties appear in this decision. They are described as ten myths whose falseness is argued in this article. The myths are: 1) Withdrawing MV...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Revista medíca de Chile 2010-05, Vol.138 (5), p.639-644
Hauptverfasser:	Beca, Juan Pablo, Montes, José Miguel, Abarca, Juan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	spa
Schlagworte:	Decision Making - ethics Humans Terminal Care - ethics Ventilator Weaning - ethics Ventilators, Mechanical Withholding Treatment - ethics
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