Tag: life-support
The 16-year-old Girl Who Walks and Eats Tacos While on Life Support
In November, the otherwise healthy teen was placed on life support in the pediatric intensive care unit at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. Now, more than 130 days later, Zei's determination and independence have... read more
Decision-making on withholding or withdrawing life-support in the ICU
Many critically ill patients who die will do so after a decision has been made to withhold/withdraw life-sustaining therapy. Our objective was to document the characteristics of intensive care unit (ICU) patients with a decision... read more
