Frequency of Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapy for Perceived Poor Neurologic Prognosis
Steinberg A, Abella BS, Gilmore EJ, Hwang DY, Kennedy N, Lau W, Mullen I, Ravishankar N, Tisch CF, Waddell A, Wallace DJ, Zhang Q, Elmer J. Frequency of Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapy for Perceived Poor Neurologic Prognosis. Critical Care Explorations 2021, 3: e0487. PMID: 34278317, PMCID: PMC8280080, DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000487.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor neurologic prognosisLife-sustaining therapyLarge teaching hospitalNeurologic prognosisOdds of withdrawalFrequency of withdrawalSmall Teaching HospitalTeaching hospitalMedian hospital lengthPrimary neurologic diagnosisRetrospective cohort studyRate of withdrawalInpatient decedentsHospital lengthInpatient deathCardiac deathCohort studyMedian ageHospital variabilitySignificant unexplained variationHospital characteristicsNeurologic diagnosisBrain deathNonteaching hospitalsHospital setting