Current situation and associated factors of withdrawing or withholding life support to patients in an intensive care unit of cancer center in China.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the current situation and analyze the associated factors of withdrawing or withholding life support in the intensive care unit (ICU) of our cancer center. METHODS: Three hundred and twenty-two cancer patients in critical status were admitted to our ICU in 2010 and 2011. Th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4037202?pdf=render |