"Withholding Treatment" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Withholding or withdrawal of a particular treatment or treatments, often (but not necessarily) life-prolonging treatment, from a patient or from a research subject as part of a research protocol. The concept is differentiated from REFUSAL TO TREAT, where the emphasis is on the health professional's or health facility's refusal to treat a patient or group of patients when the patient or the patient's representative requests treatment. Withholding of life-prolonging treatment is usually indexed only with EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE, unless the distinction between withholding and withdrawing treatment, or the issue of withholding palliative rather than curative treatment, is discussed.
| Descriptor ID |
D028761
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.952 N02.421.585.952
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| Concept/Terms |
Withholding Treatment- Withholding Treatment
- Treatment, Withholding
- Treatments, Withholding
- Withholding Treatments
- Cessation of Treatment
- Treatment Cessation
- Treatment Cessations
Withdrawing Treatment- Withdrawing Treatment
- Treatment, Withdrawing
- Treatments, Withdrawing
- Withdrawing Treatments
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Withholding Treatment" by people in Profiles.
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Dalakas MC. Update on Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Neurology: Modulating Neuro-autoimmunity, Evolving Factors on Efficacy and Dosing and Challenges on Stopping Chronic IVIg Therapy. Neurotherapeutics. 2021 10; 18(4):2397-2418.
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Saccone G, Ciardulli A, Baxter JK, Quiñones JN, Diven LC, Pinar B, Maruotti GM, Martinelli P, Berghella V. Discontinuing Oxytocin Infusion in the Active Phase of Labor: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Nov; 130(5):1090-1096.
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Watts NB, Cauley JA, Jackson RD, LaCroix AZ, Lewis CE, Manson JE, Neuner JM, Phillips LS, Stefanick ML, Wactawski-Wende J, Crandall C. No Increase in Fractures After Stopping Hormone Therapy: Results From the Women's Health Initiative. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2017 Jan 01; 102(1):302-308.
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Qaseem A, Harris RP, Forciea MA. Management of Acute and Recurrent Gout: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2017 Jan 03; 166(1):58-68.
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Nagao K, Nonogi H, Yonemoto N, Gaieski DF, Ito N, Takayama M, Shirai S, Furuya S, Tani S, Kimura T, Saku K. Duration of Prehospital Resuscitation Efforts After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Circulation. 2016 Apr 5; 133(14):1386-96.
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Ranola PA, Merchant RM, Perman SM, Khan AM, Gaieski D, Caplan AL, Kirkpatrick JN. How long is long enough, and have we done everything we should?--Ethics of calling codes. J Med Ethics. 2015 Aug; 41(8):663-6.
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Wells RE, Markowitz SY, Baron EP, Hentz JG, Kalidas K, Mathew PG, Halker R, Dodick DW, Schwedt TJ. Identifying the factors underlying discontinuation of triptans. Headache. 2014 Feb; 54(2):278-89.
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Mendoza FA, Keyes-Elstein LL, Jimenez SA. Systemic sclerosis disease modification clinical trials design: quo vadis? Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2012 Jul; 64(7):945-54.
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Winter L, Parks SM, Diamond JJ. Ask a different question, get a different answer: why living wills are poor guides to care preferences at the end of life. J Palliat Med. 2010 May; 13(5):567-72.
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Dasgupta I, Rayner HC. In good conscience--safely withholding dialysis in the elderly. Semin Dial. 2009 Sep-Oct; 22(5):476-9.