Pharmacologic paralysis and withdrawal of mechanical ventilation at the end of life

N Engl J Med. 2000 Feb 17;342(7):508-11. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200002173420712.

Authors

R D Truog¹, J P Burns, C Mitchell, J Johnson, W Robinson

Affiliation

¹ Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

PMID: 10675435
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200002173420712

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Beneficence
Euthanasia, Passive*
Humans
Moral Obligations*
Neuromuscular Blockade
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents / therapeutic use*
Paralysis / chemically induced
Respiration, Artificial*
Stress, Psychological
Terminal Care*
Withholding Treatment*

Substances

Neuromuscular Blocking Agents