Life support limitation at three pediatric intensive care units in southern Brazil
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[Life support limitation at three pediatric intensive care units in southern Brazil].
OBJECTIVES To describe causes of death and factors involved in the decision-making process related to life support limitation at three university-affiliated pediatric intensive care units in the south of Brazil. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted, based on a review of the medical records of all deaths occurring during 2002 at three pediatric intensive care units in Porto Alegre. Thre...
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عنوان ژورنال: Jornal de Pediatria
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0021-7557
DOI: 10.2223/jped.1315