Withdrawing Versus not Offering Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Is There a Difference?
Conflict between substitute decision makers (SDMs) and health care providers in the intensive care unit is commonly related to goals of treatment at the end of life. Based on recent court decisions, even medical consensus that ongoing treatment is not clinically indicated cannot justify withdrawal o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/508602 |