Defining withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy

Jaime Jump, DO, is a dual-trained physician specializing in pediatric critical care and palliative care. She currently serves as the Program Director of Palliative Care and is an Associate Professor in the Sections of Critical Care Medicine and Pediatric Palliative Care at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital. 

Learning Objective: By the end of this podcast, listeners should be able to discuss an evidence-based and expert-guided approach to Withdrawal of Life Sustaining Therapy (WOLST) in children.

References:

TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL DIVISION OF PALLIATIVE CARE Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapies (WOLST) Protocol

Kompanje EJ, van der Hoven B, Bakker J. Anticipation of distress after discontinuation of mechanical ventilation in the ICU at the end of life. Intensive Care Med. 2008 Sep;34(9):1593-9. doi: 10.1007/s00134-008-1172-y. Epub 2008 May 31.

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