Study seeks to optimize comfort for patients removed from ventilators at end of life

(Hebrew SeniorLife Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research) A paper recently published online in the journal Chest reports on a study of the palliative ventilator withdrawal (PVW) procedure performed in intensive care units (ICU) at end of life.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news