COPD is independently associated with 6-month survival in patients who have life support withheld in intensive care.

Adel MaamarStéphanie ChevalierPierre FillâtreVlad BotocYves Le TulzoArnaud GacouinJean-Marc Tadié

Published in: The clinical respiratory journal (2018)

A total of 58.8% of patients for whom life-sustaining therapies were withheld in the ICU survived for at least 6 months after discharge. Patients with COPD appeared to have a significantly higher survival rate. The decision to withhold life support in patients should not lead to a cessation of post-ICU care and to non-readmission of COPD patients.

Keyphrases

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