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Clinical Issues - End of Life
Evidence that's not what it seems
Studies of medical futility often empirically weak
The determination of whether a treatment would be futile is one of the toughest decisions a hospitalist can face. More
Agreeing on an ending
Hospitalists struggle with end-of-life-care disputes. More
Better endings are possible
Patients need ideal medical care at the end of life, but they don't always get it. More
Code status discussions sometimes difficult, but necessary
Learn how to broach the subject
Understanding individual preferences about code status is critical to delivering the care patients want. Still, code discussions between doctors and patients don’t always happen when they should, or at all. A 2008 study in the Journal of Hospital Medicine found that only 10% of patients in six university-based hospitals had documented code discussions within 24 hours of admission. More
When a treatment is worse than the disease
Commentary by Paul S. Mueller, FACP
June '08
Deciding about CPR when a DNR order is confusing
May '08
Cultural differences complicate a terminal diagnosis
April '08
Donald E. Casey Jr., FACP, discusses new end-of-life guidelines
March '08
Better communication at the end of life
Form ensures dying patients' wishes are carried out as medical orders
October '07
Test yourself: Palliative care
August '07
Q&A: Deciding when patients can't
End-of-life considerations for incapacitated patients without surrogates
August '07
Conference Coverage: SGIM '07
Building trust aids decision making in end-of-life care
August '07
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