Areas of consensus in withdrawing life-sustaining treatment in the neurointensive care unit = Zones de consensus concernant l'arrêt des traitements destinés à maintenir en vie dans une unité neurologique de soins intensifs

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BERNAT, James L.

Editorial concernant les décisions d'arrêt des traitements destinés à maintenir en vie dans les unités neurologiques de soins intensifs, qui sont la cause de 40 à 65% des décès dans les unités de soins intensifs.

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