Withdrawal of mechanical ventilation in anticipation of death in the intensive care unit. New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 349(12), Sept. 2003. [journal article]

Cook, D., et al.

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/349/12/1123.pdf

In critically ill patients who are receiving mechanical ventilation, the factors associated with physicians’ decisions to withdraw ventilation in anticipation of death are unclear. The objective of this study was to examine the clinical determinants that were associated with the withdrawal of mechanical ventilation.