Patients aged 70 to 79 years old had the shortest median time from ALI onset to a limitation in life support, and patients ≥80 years old were most likely to have a limitation in life support before ICU discharge or cardiac arrest (Table 2).
f) Limitation of life support (LLS).
In 23 % limitation of life sustaining therapy was decided.
Introduction: Most of studies about limitation of life sustaining therapy not includes decisions of denial of admission in ICU.
22 (11%) 47 (23%) 132 (66%) W/L = withdrawal or limitation of life support treatment; DNR = do not resuscitation order; PICU = pediatric intensive care unit.
All comparisons are by Chi-square test W/L = withdrawal or limitation of life support treatment; DNR = do not resuscitate order; SA/A = strongly agree or agree; N = neutral; D/SD = disagree or strongly disagree; N/A = not answered.
Objective: To compare the different strategies of analgesia and sedation applied in control cardiac death donors (DCD) versus non-donors after limitation of life sustaining treatment (LLST) thru terminal extubation (TE).
cAmong patients with a limitation in life support before ICU discharge or cardiac arrest.
Patients with limitation of life support and discharge against medical advice were excluded.
