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Descriptor English:   Life Support Care 
Descriptor Spanish:   asistencia para prolongar la vida 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Cuidados para Prolongar a Vida 
Synonyms English:   Care, Life Support
Extraordinary Treatment
Extraordinary Treatments
Life Prolongation
Prolongation of Life
Treatment, Extraordinary
Treatments, Extraordinary  
Tree Number:   E02.760.440
N02.421.585.440
Definition English:   Care provided patients requiring extraordinary therapeutic measures in order to sustain and prolong life. 
Indexing Annotation English:   extraordinary measures in patient care: do not confuse with LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS which is non-med
See Related English:   Resuscitation Orders
 
History Note English:   78 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
CL classification EC economics
ES ethics HI history
IS instrumentation LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods OG organization & administration
PX psychology ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data TD trends
Record Number:   8196 
Unique Identifier:   D008020 

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