Physician decision-making process about withholding/withdrawing life-sustaining treatments in paediatric patients: a systematic review of qualitative evidence
Abstract Background With paediatric patients, deciding whether to withhold/withdraw life-sustaining treatments (LST) at the end of life is difficult and ethically sensitive. Little is understood about how and why physicians decide on withholding/withdrawing LST at the end of life in paediatric patie...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-06-01
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Series: | BMC Palliative Care |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-01003-5 |