When a patient with a severe traumatic brain injury is comatose, in intensive care, unresponsive and hooked up to a ventilator, but not brain-dead, when is the time to withdraw.
Some patients with brain injuries have life support withdrawn too soon, study suggests livescience.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from livescience.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The new study found that in many cases, patients kept on life support died but nearly 30 per cent made a recovery that saw them returning to at least partial independence within six months
Study says 72 hours not long enough before removing life support ksl.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ksl.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.