Decision to forgo life-sustaining therapies for elderly critically ill patients is a multidisciplinary challenge
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Decision to forgo life-sustaining therapies for elderly critically ill patients is a multidisciplinary challenge
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Death in emergency departments: a multicenter cross-sectional survey with analysis of withholding and withdrawing life support.Intensive Care Med. 2010 May;36(5):765-72. doi: 10.1007/s00134-010-1800-1. Epub 2010 Mar 13. Intensive Care Med. 2010. PMID: 20229044
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