Purpose Prior studies identified high variability in prevalence of withdrawal of life-sustaining
treatment in the ICU. Variability in end-of-life decision-making has been reported at many …

The intensive care unit (ICU) is where patients are given some of the most technologically
advanced life-sustaining treatments, and where difficult decisions are made about the …

Background: There is controversy about how to manage requests by patients or surrogates
for treatments that clinicians believe should not be administered. Purpose: This multisociety …

ContextWhile the adoption of practice guidelines is standardizing many aspects of patient
care, ethical dilemmas are occurring because of forgoing life-sustaining therapies in …

International perspectives on intensive care at the end-of-life: the futility movement seems alive
and well Page 1 95 Available online http://ccforum.com/content/7/1/95 A recent book entitled …

You are caring for a 68 year old man who has hypertension (intermittently controlled) with a
remote gastrointestinal bleed and non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) for 3 months, and an …

Objectives.—To improve end-of-life decision making and reduce the frequency of a
mechanically supported, painful, and prolonged process of dying. Design.—A 2-year …

Great differences in end-of-life practices in treating the critically ill around the world warrant
agreement regarding the major ethical principles. This analysis determines the extent of …

Design A questionnaire was sent to all physician members of the European Society of
Intensive Care Medicine. All questionnaires were anonymous. Results A total of 504 …

Summary Background In France, there are no guidelines available on withholding and
withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments, and information on the frequency of such decisions …