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Re: RIP Possum Bourne
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Mon, 28 April 2003 14:33
 
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The extent of his head injuries are such that his chances of survival or returning to a normal functional status are remote. Again without knowing details, it is very hard to comment.
What the intensivists at Dunedin Hospital are doing is known as 'withdrawl of therapy'. Such manouevres are generally undertaken not to see how the patient will do, but more as a compassionate way of 'backing out' and allowing nature to take its course.
Either way, it sounds very grim. 
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