title: Pharmacologic paralysis and withdrawal of mechanical ventilation at the end of life.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Truog
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D026686:Beneficence; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D006801:Humans; D028681:Moral Obligations; D019148:Neuromuscular Blockade; D009466:Neuromuscular Blocking Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000139:chemically induced; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013727:Terminal Care; D028761:Withholding Treatment
chemical_list: D009466:Neuromuscular Blocking Agents