Withholding or withdrawing therapy in Danish regional ICUs: frequency, patient characteristics and decision process

Background: New options for intensive therapy have increased the necessity of considering withholding or withdrawing therapy at intensive care units (ICUs), but the practice varies according to regional and cultural differences. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of withholding o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 2011-03, Vol.55 (3), p.344-351
Hauptverfasser:	JENSEN, H. I., AMMENTORP, J., ØRDING, H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Anesthesia Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Decision Making Denmark Female Humans Intensive Care Units Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Time Factors Withholding Treatment - statistics & numerical data
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