1. End-of-life decision-making in the ICU

Tereza Prokopová, MD, PhD, Jan Hudec, MD, PhD

Time limit: 5 min.

End-of-life decision-making in the ICU
You plan to withdraw the life-sustaining treatment and continue with comfort care. What will be your next steps?

1. I will follow local palliative care protocols 2. I will contact the palliative care team 3. I will proceed according to actual recommendations 4. I will inform the family 5. I will document it 6. I will proceed based on my experiences, it is impossible to apply any guidelines