87516-1

LOINC 2.82

Life support was discontinued

Life support discontinued

Definition

  • Life support was withdrawn based on a decision to either remove or withhold further life supporting treatment. This decision must be documented in the medical record and is often associated with a discussion with the legal next of kin.

Component

  • Life support was discontinued

Specimen / system

  • ^Patient

Class

  • TRAUMA

Property

  • Find

Scale

  • Ord

Related names

  • Finding; Findings; Life support discontinued; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; TRAUMA

Index terms

  • Finding
  • Findings
  • Life support discontinued
  • Ordinal
  • Point in time
  • QL
  • Qual
  • Qualitative
  • Random
  • Screen
  • TRAUMA