Mechanical ventilation for comatose patients with inoperative acute intracerebral hemorrhage: possible futility of treatment.

Comatose patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) diagnosed as inoperative due to their severe comorbidity will be treated differently between countries. In certain countries including Japan, aggressive medical care may be performed according to the patients' family requests although...

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Main Authors: Toru Fukuhara, Mizuho Aoi, Yoichiro Namba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4111623?pdf=render