When life support is pointless, stop it
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
.
2023 Jun;165(6):2165-2168.
doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.09.027.
Epub 2022 Sep 22.
Authors
Robert M Sade
1
,
Barry C Gibney
2
,
Robert B Hawkins
3
Affiliations
1
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Electronic address: sader@musc.edu.
2
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
3
Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich.
PMID:
36244820
DOI:
10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.09.027
No abstract available
Keywords:
ECMO; end-of-life care; ethics; withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment.
Publication types
Editorial
MeSH terms
Humans
Intensive Care Units*
Life Support Care
Withholding Treatment*