title: Defining the space between life and death: Fatal critical illness.
authors: From the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors: Sarah B
authors: SB
authors: Murthi
authors: Thomas M
authors: TM
authors: Scalea
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D055370:Lung Injury / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult