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Some brain injury patients would recover if life support weren’t ended. Study needs to define what they mean by recovery as this has different connotations to many people.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 31, 2024 Source:Some brain injury patients would recover if life support weren’t ended Reference:Recovery Potential in Patients Who Died After Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment: A TRACK-TBI Propensity Score Analysis
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At the end of one’s life, doctors tend to opt out of heroic life-sustaining measures for themselves
Health Headlines Commentary for February 19, 2016 Source: Why doctors choose to die differently
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Should families witness resuscitation attempts on their hospitalized loved ones?
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 7, 2014 Source: Calgary hospital to allow families to ‘face death with a loved one’ and witness resuscitation attempts