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. 2000 Dec;173(6):407–411. doi: 10.1136/ewjm.173.6.407

Table 1.

Mode of death (%) in pediatric intensive care units

Washington DC1 Salt Lake City, UT2 Chicago, IL3 Alberta, Canada4 Lille, France5 London, England6
Withdrawal or limitation of medical treatment 32 58 30 49 28 65
Brain death 30 23 24 22 38 17
Failed cardiopulmonary resuscitation 38 19 46 29 34 18