Table 4.

Underlying diagnosis in patients who underwent withdrawal of care (n = 212)

Injury-related cause of death	No. of patients
Severe neurological injury
Traumatic brain injury	179
Severe spinal cord injury	13
Unexpected event	9
Progression of preceding event	8
Physiologic exhaustion/exsanguination	2
Sepsis/ARDS	1

ARDS = acute respiratory distress syndrome.