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Table 8 Life-support modalities withheld/withdrawn

From: End-of-life decisions in Greek intensive care units: a multicenter cohort study

Modality

Withholding (n= 25)

Withdrawal (n= 8)

Vasopressors/inotropes

19 (76)

5 (63)

Dialysis

10 (40)

2 (25)

Transfusions

5 (20)

-

Antibiotics

4 (16)

2 (25)

Mechanical ventilation

4 (16)

3 (37)

Parenteral nutrition

2 (13)

1 (13)

  1. Data are given as numbers (percentages) of patients. Patients may have several life-support modalities withheld or withdrawn. The respective section of the questionnaire was filled for 33 patients.
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