Withholding and Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatments in Intensive Care Units in Asia

Phua, Jason; M. Joynt, Gavin; Nishimura, Masaji; Deng, Yiyun; Nainan Myatra, Sheila; Huak Chan, Yiong; Gia Bình, Nguyễn; Cheng Tan, Cheng; Omar Faruq, Mohammad; M. Arabi, Yaseen; Wahjuprajitno, Bambang; Liu, Shih‐Feng; Mohammad Reza Hashemian, Seyed; Kashif, Waqar; Staworn, Dusit; Emmanuel Palo, Jose; Koh, Younsuck

doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.7386

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Withholding and Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatments in Intensive Care Units in Asia

Published in JAMA Internal Medicine • Jan 12, 2015

Authors:

Jason Phua

Gavin M. Joynt

Masaji Nishimura

Abstract

IMPORTANCE: Little data exist on end-of-life care practices in intensive care units (ICUs) in Asia. OBJECTIVE: To describe physicians' attitudes toward withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments in end-of-life care and to evaluate factors associated with observed attitudes. DESIGN, SET...

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Medicine

Intensive care

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