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Trauma Patients Without Insurance Taken Off Life Support Sooner, Study Finds

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Critically injured trauma patients without insurance had a higher risk of being taken off life-saving care sooner than their insured counterparts, according to findings from a retrospective cohort study of more than 300,000 U.S. adults. After adjustment for patient and hospital characteristics, those without insurance had significantly earlier withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy (WLST) when compared […]

Author : News Health

Publish date : 2024-07-24 20:53:19

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