Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Apr 2003
Multicenter StudyDying in the intensive care unit: collaborative multicenter study about forgoing life-sustaining treatment in Argentine pediatric intensive care units.
Describe modes of death and factors involved in decision-making together with life support limitation (LSL) procedures. ⋯ Most of the patients in Argentina underwent CPR before their death. We have a high proportion of patients with CD (65%) and low BD diagnosis. PO condition decreased LSL probability in chronically ill patients. Do-not-resuscitate orders and withholding new treatments were the most common LSL. Active withdrawal was exceptional. The Ethics Committee was consulted in 5% of the LSL population.