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Recommendations on therapy limitation and therapy discontinuation in intensive care units: Consensus Paper of the Austrian Associations of Intensive Care Medicine

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  1. Second Medical Department, Rudolfstiftung Hospital, Juchgasse 25, 1030, Vienna, Austria

    Andreas Valentin

  2. Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    Wilfred Druml

  3. Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Trauma Center UKH Meidling, Vienna, Austria

    Heinz Steltzer

  4. Second Medical Division, Department of Medicine, Central Hospital of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy

    Christian J. Wiedermann

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Andreas Valentin, Wilfred Druml, Heinz Steltzer, Christian J. Wiedermann on behalf of the Interdisciplinary Austrian Consensus Working Group of Therapy Limitation in Intensive Care Units.

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Editorial board

Univ.-Doz. Dr. A. Valentin, Univ.-Prof. Dr. W. Druml, Univ.-Prof. Dr. H. Steltzer.

Participants of the consensus working group and manuscript referees

Univ.-Prof. Dr. P. Sporn, Univ.-Prof. Dr. K. Lenz, Univ.-Prof. Dr. C. Krenn, Univ.-Prof. Dr. F. Lackner, Univ.-Prof. Dr. M. Hiesmayr, Univ.-Prof. Dr. A. Laggner, Univ.-Prof. Dr. R. Roka, Hon.-Prof. MR Dr. G. Aigner, Dr. H. Vesely, Univ.-Prof. Dr. W. Ilias, Univ.-Prof. Dr. E. Schmutzhard, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ch. Kopetzki, Univ.-Prof. Dr. U. Körtner, Univ.-Prof. Dr. P. Lechleitner, Univ.-Prof. Dr. C. Madl, Univ.-Prof. Dr. K. Ratheiser, Univ.-Prof. Dr. P. Sziostronek, Univ.-Prof. Dr. C. Wiedermann, Univ.-Prof. Dr. M. Joannidis, DGKP G. Eisenbeutel, Univ.-Prof. Dr. L. Kramer, Univ.-Prof. Dr. H.P. Schuster, Univ.-Prof. Dr. J. Slany, Dr. W. Heindl, Univ.-Prof. Dr. K. Lindner, Dr. G. Sumann.

Participating Austrian Associations of Intensive Care Medicine

Austrian Society of Medical and General Intensive Care Medicine

Austrian Association of Anesthesiology, Reanimation and Intensive Medicine (ÖGARI)

Austrian Association of Neurointensive Care Medicine (ÖGNIM)

Austrian Society of Surgeons

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Valentin, A., Druml, W., Steltzer, H. et al. Recommendations on therapy limitation and therapy discontinuation in intensive care units: Consensus Paper of the Austrian Associations of Intensive Care Medicine. Intensive Care Med 34, 771–776 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-007-0975-6

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