Sources of disagreement between healthcare professionals and families about limiting life-sustaining treatment in adult intensive care: a qualitative systematic review with thematic synthesis and bioethical analysis

Full protocol (version 1.5.2, 11 November 2026) of a qualitative systematic review with thematic synthesis and bioethical analysis of the sources of disagreement between healthcare professionals and families about limiting life-sustaining treatment in adult intensive care units. Appendix 1 contains the complete search strategies for PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, Web of Science, Embase and LILACS. Registered in PROSPERO (CRD number pending). Master’s thesis in Bioethics, Universidad Internacional de Valencia (Spain).