Baseline patient acuity variables are insufficient to explain the observed variability in the
withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies in severe traumatic brain injury. Hospital-and …

Baseline patient acuity variables are insufficient to explain the observed variability in the
withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies in severe traumatic brain injury. Hospital-and …

Uncertainty in prognosis makes the prac-tice of medicine difficult, particularly near the end of
life. 1 This difficulty is compounded by a lack of evidence to guide treatment, leaving …

BACKGROUND: Most deaths in critically ill patients with severe traumatic brain injury are
associated with a decision to withdraw life-sustaining treatments. We aimed to identify the …

Background: Severe traumatic brain injury often leads to death from withdrawal of life-
sustaining therapy, although prognosis is difficult to determine. Methods: To evaluate …

To the Editor: We read with interest the results of the Seattle International Severe Traumatic
Brain Injury Consensus Conference (SIBICC) survey addressing prognosis and withdrawal …

Purpose The intensity of care provided to critically ill patients has been shown to be
associated with mortality. In patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), specialized …

Background Most deaths following severe traumatic brain injury follow decisions to withdraw
life-sustaining therapies. However, the incidence of the withdrawal of life-sustaining …

Objectives: Accurate prognostic information in patients with severe traumatic brain injury
remains limited, but mortality following the withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies is high and …

Since the original online publication of our article ''A Case for Stopping the Early Withdrawal
of Life Sustaining Therapies in Patients with Devastating Brain Injuries''1 in JICS, we are …