Analysis of microbiological tests in patients withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment at the end stage of life in 2 Korean hospitals.
Shin-Woo KimKi Tae KwonSoyoon HwangYoon Jung KimHyun Ha ChangShin-Woo KimNan Young LeeYu Kyoung KimJe-Chul LeePublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2023)
Many unnecessary microbiological tests are being performed in patients with WLST within 2 weeks of death. Microbiological testing should be performed carefully and in accordance with the patient's treatment goals.