Defining an Intermediate Step in End-of-Life Therapy.

The author reflects on the study by C. K. Morgan and colleagues regarding the description of the limitation of therapy practice known as "no escalation of care" (NEOC). The author mentions that the NEOC process was described by the researchers in the intensive care unit (ICU) and evaluated the outcome in patients with the use of the limitation of therapy. He adds that the authors have suggested further study on the subject.