The Characteristics of Withdrawal or Withholding of Life-Sustaining Treatment in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Single Japanese Institutional Study

Objectives: There is little evidence on the factors influencing the decision to withdraw or continue life-sustaining treatment in the setting of severe traumatic brain injury in Japanese institutions. We investigated the factors associated with the withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatm...

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Main Authors: Shinsuke Tanizaki, Yasuo Toma, Katsuyoshi Miyashita, Shigenobu Maeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:World Neurosurgery: X
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590139722000291