The Association Between the Decision to Withdraw Life-Sustaining Therapy and Patient Mortality in U.K. ICUs*

CONCLUSIONS: Decision to withdraw or withhold life-sustaining treatment in critically ill adults in the United Kingdom was associated with increased 180-day mortality in the marginal patients. The increased mortality from a decision to withdraw or withhold life-sustaining treatment in the marginal patient may be informative when establishing patients’ preferences and evaluating the cost-effectiveness of intensive treatments.
Source: Critical Care Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Clinical Investigations Source Type: research