Journal of paediatrics and child health
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J Paediatr Child Health · Jul 2008
ReviewWithdrawal and limitation of life-sustaining treatments in a paediatric intensive care unit and review of the literature.
To examine withdrawal and limitation of life-sustaining treatment (WLST) in an Australian paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and to compare this experience with published data from other countries. ⋯ Withdrawal and limitation of life-sustaining treatment was more common in an Australian children's hospital ICU than has been reported from other countries. Details of discussion with parents, including the basis for any decision to WLST, were almost always documented in the patient's medical record.