Brain-injured patients may be taken off life support too soon - Harvard GazetteSome TBI patients for whom life support was withdrawn survived and recovered independence after a few months.Clinicians' assumptions of poor outcomes can lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy of withdrawing life support, impacting recovery decisions.
Study Suggests Waiting Longer Before Withdrawing Life SupportWaiting a few days longer before deciding to withdraw life support for severe traumatic brain injury patients may lead to better decisions.