Withdrawal of treatment in a pediatric intensive care unit at a Children's Hospital in China: a 10-year retrospective study.

Huaqing LiuDongni SuXubei GuoYunhong DaiXingqiang DongQiujiao ZhuZhenjiang BaiYing LiShuiyan Wu

Published in: BMC medical ethics (2020)

The frequency of withdrawal of medical therapy has changed over time in this children's hospital PICU, and parental decision-making has been a large part of the change.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
healthcare
young adults
decision making
adverse drug
emergency department
mechanical ventilation
combination therapy
cell therapy
replacement therapy
smoking cessation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
drug induced