Admitting Hospital Influences on Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment Decision for Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.
Armaan K MalhotraHusain ShakilChristopher W SmithFrancois MathieuZamir MeraliRachael H JaffeErin M HarringtonYingshi HeDuminda N WijeysunderaAbhaya V KulkarniKarim LadhaJefferson R WilsonAvery B NathensChristopher D WitiwPublished in: Neurosurgery (2024)
We highlighted the presence of contextual phenomena associated with disparate WLST practice patterns between trauma centers after adjustment for case-mix and hospital attributes. These findings highlight a need for standardized WLST guidelines to improve equity of care provision for patients with severe TBI.