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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Main Authors: Yajing Zhong, Alice Cavolo, Veerle Labarque, Chris Gastmans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-01003-5