Outcomes of Palliative Care Team Consultation for Ventilator Withdrawal from Terminally Ill Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
Background: The Hospice Palliative Care Act in Taiwan was amended and allowed families to withdraw life-sustaining treatment for unconsciousness terminally ill patients. However, ventilator withdrawal in the intensive care unit (ICU) is still a challenge. We designed this retrospective observational...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)
2016-09-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Gerontology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187395981630062X |