"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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 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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Limitations of life-sustaining therapies in South Africa. J Crit Care. 2024 Aug; 82:154797.
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Effect of Stopping Cotrimoxazole Preventive Therapy on Microbial Translocation and Inflammatory Markers Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Ugandan Adults on Antiretroviral Therapy: The COSTOP Trial Immunology Substudy. J Infect Dis. 2020 07 06; 222(3):381-390.
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Factors influencing uptake, continuation, and discontinuation of oral PrEP among clients at sex worker and MSM facilities in South Africa. PLoS One. 2020; 15(4):e0228620.
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Recommendations for analytical antiretroviral treatment interruptions in HIV research trials-report of a consensus meeting. Lancet HIV. 2019 04; 6(4):e259-e268.
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A child with perinatal HIV infection and long-term sustained virological control following antiretroviral treatment cessation. Nat Commun. 2019 01 24; 10(1):412.
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Discontinuing cotrimoxazole preventive therapy in HIV-infected adults who are stable on antiretroviral treatment in Uganda (COSTOP): A randomised placebo controlled trial. PLoS One. 2018; 13(12):e0206907.
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The Durban World Congress Ethics Round Table IV: health care professional end-of-life decision making. J Crit Care. 2015 Apr; 30(2):224-30.
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The Durban World Congress Ethics Round Table Conference Report: II. Withholding or withdrawing of treatment in elderly patients admitted to the intensive care unit. J Crit Care. 2014 Dec; 29(6):896-901.
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The Durban World Congress Ethics Round Table Conference Report: I. Differences between withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatments. J Crit Care. 2014 Dec; 29(6):890-5.
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The Durban World Congress Ethics Round Table Conference Report: III. Withdrawing Mechanical ventilation--the approach should be individualized. J Crit Care. 2014 Dec; 29(6):902-7.