Burying our mistakes: Dealing with prognostic uncertainty after severe brain injury
Prognosis after severe brain injury is highly uncertain, and decisions to withhold or withdraw life‐sustaining treatment are often made prematurely. These decisions are often driven by a desire to avoid a situation where the patient becomes ‘trapped’ in a condition they would find unacceptable. Howe...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020
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