Factors associated with decision to withdraw life-supporting treatment in patients with severe traumatic brain injury

What The Study Did:

Researchers examined what demographic and clinical factors are associated with the decision to withdraw life-supporting treatment in patients with severe traumatic brain injury using data from more than 825 trauma centers in the U.S.

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Theresa Williamson, M.D., of Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, is the corresponding author.

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