#life-support-withdrawal

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Harvard Gazette
4 months ago
Medicine

Brain-injured patients may be taken off life support too soon - Harvard Gazette

Some TBI patients for whom life support was withdrawn survived and recovered independence after a few months.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. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
4 months ago
Medicine

Study Suggests Waiting Longer Before Withdrawing Life Support

Waiting a few days longer before deciding to withdraw life support for severe traumatic brain injury patients may lead to better decisions. [ more ]
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