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Withdrawal of life support in critically ill neurosurgical patients and in-hospital death after discharge from the neurosurgical intensive care unit
Journal of Neurosurgery, 08/11/09
Varelas PN et al. – The mode and location of death in NICU–admitted patients did not change after the appointment of an NI. Factors other than the participation of an NI—including patient age and the severity and type of neurological injury—play a significant role in the decision to withdraw life support in the NICU or dying in–hospital after discharge from the NICU.
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