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Predictors for Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapies in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Retrospective Trauma Quality Improvement Program Database Study

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Published in 2022 at "Neurosurgery"

DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002020

Abstract: Many patients with severe traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) undergo withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies (WLSTs) or transition to comfort measures, but noninjury factors that influence this decision have not been well characterized. We hypothesized that WLST… read more here.

Keywords: life sustaining; sustaining therapies; traumatic brain; withdrawal life ... See more keywords