Reversals and limitations on high-intensity, life-sustaining treatments.
Gustavo ChavezIlana B RichmanRajani KaimalJason BentleyLee Ann YasukawaRuss B AltmanVyjeyanthi S PeriyakoilJonathan H ChenPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Decisions to reverse or limit treatment goals occurs after more than 1 in 13 trials of LST, and is associated with older female patients, receiving non-ventilator forms of LST, cerebrovascular disease, and treatment by certain medical specialty services.