Prediction of death in less than 60 minutes following withdrawal of cardiorespiratory support in ICUs. Critical care medicine, Dec 2013, Vol. 41(12), p.2677-87.
Brieva, J., et al.
http://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Abstract/2013/12000/Prediction_of_Death_in_Less_Than_60_Minutes.2.aspx
Half of all ICU patients die within 60 minutes of withdrawal of cardiorespiratory support. Prediction of which patients die before and after 60 minutes would allow changes in service organization to improve patient palliation, family grieving, and allocation of ICU beds. This study tested various predictors of death within 60 minutes and explored which clinical variables ICU specialists used to make their prediction.
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