"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 |
2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2024 | 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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Oxman DA, Richter B. Withdrawing Life Support After Attempted Suicide: A Case Study and Review of Ethical Considerations. Narrat Inq Bioeth. 2024; 14(1):51-57.
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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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Aslanis S, Amr?n U, Lindberg C, Epstein D. Recurrent Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration after Discontinuation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Inhibitors Managed in a Treat-and-Extend Regimen. Ophthalmol Retina. 2022 01; 6(1):15-20.
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Saoud R, Locke D, Fry JT, Matoba N, Datta A, DiGeronimo R, Leuthner SR, Coghill CH, Natarajan G, Niehaus JZ, Schlegel AB, Weiner J, Dereddy N, Shah A, Sullivan KM. Withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration: a survey of level IV neonatal intensive care units. J Perinatol. 2021 09; 41(9):2372-2374.
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Jackson LR, Kim S, Blanco R, Thomas L, Ansell J, Fonarow GC, Gersh BJ, Go AS, Kowey PR, Mahaffey KW, Hylek EM, Peterson ED, Piccini JP. Discontinuation rates of warfarin versus direct acting oral anticoagulants in US clinical practice: Results from Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation II (ORBIT-AF II). Am Heart J. 2020 08; 226:85-93.
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Murphy RF, Barfield WR, St Hilaire T, Smith JT, Emans JB, Samdani A, Garg S, Sawyer JR, Pahys JM. Prospectively collected surgeon indications for discontinuation of a lengthening program for early-onset scoliosis. Spine Deform. 2020 02; 8(1):129-133.
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Lo KBU, Azmaiparashvili Z. Desquamating pustular rash. Cleve Clin J Med. 2019 12; 86(12):780-781.
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Justin GA, Rapuano CJ, Pelton RW, Auran JD. Ocular Futility: How to Approach End-of-Sight Care. Ophthalmology. 2019 09; 126(9):1209-1211.
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DeMartino ES, Sperry BP, Doyle CK, Chor J, Kramer DB, Dudzinski DM, Mueller PS. US State Regulation of Decisions for Pregnant Women Without Decisional Capacity. JAMA. 2019 04 23; 321(16):1629-1631.
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Du Pont-Thibodeau G, Fry M, Kirschen M, Abend NS, Ichord R, Nadkarni VM, Berg R, Topjian A. Timing and modes of death after pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation. Resuscitation. 2018 12; 133:160-166.