ICU sedation, delirium & recovery

Predicting time to asystole following withdrawal of life‐sustaining treatment: a systematic review

AnaesthesiaPublished Systematic review

Authors' conclusion

This review identifies variables associated with time to asystole following withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment and summarises existing predictive models.

Study context

Population
Adult ICU patients undergoing withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment with recorded time to asystole
Participants
7,387 patients · 23 studies
Outcome
Variables associated with, and predictive models for, time to asystole
Methodological detailsnarrative summary, PROBAST quality assessment, MEDLINE and Embase searched
  • Narrative summary
  • PROBAST quality assessment
  • MEDLINE and Embase searched

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

Time to asystole

Unique predictive models identified

20

Original publication

Predicting time to asystole following withdrawal of life‐sustaining treatment: a systematic review. Anaesthesia. Published 1 February 2024. doi:10.1111/anae.16222

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