Factors Associated With Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapy After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Factors Associated With Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapy After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Background: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a leading cause of global mortality. Most patients get hypoxic brain injury, which often leads to the withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy (WLST) because of concerns of poor neurologic prognosis. This study describes the rates and reasons for WLS...

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Main Authors: Michael D. Elfassy, MD, MSc, Mena Gewarges, MD, Steve Fan, PhD, Bianca McLean, MD, Dustin Tanaka, MD, Amrita Bagga, MD, Stephen A. Bennett, MD, Isabella Janusonis, MD, Shamara Nadarajah, MD, Clara Osei-Yeboah, MD, Jeremy Rosh, MD, MSc, Daniel Teitelbaum, MD, MSc, Jaime C. Sklar, MD, MSc, Manpreet Basuita, MD, Damon C. Scales, MD, PhD, Adriana C. Luk, MD, MSc, Paul Dorian, MD, MSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-04-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X24005936
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