Abstract
The authors reviewed the charts of 1,421 patients with cerebral hemorrhage to determine the cause of death. Limitation or withdrawal of life-sustaining interventions was the most common cause of death (68%) followed by brain death (28%). Neurologic reasons were the most common cause of delayed decisions to withdraw or limit therapy. Brain death was more common in African Americans, whereas life-sustaining interventions were withdrawn or limited early more often in whites.
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 725-727 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Neurology |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 22 2005 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology