A Multi-institutional Study of Care Given to Patients Dying in Hospitals
Archives of Internal MedicinePublished 14 October 1996
Kathy Faber‐Langendoen
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The majority of patients dying at these institutions did so after decisions to limit treatment, but few patients were able to participate in these decisions, which is not, however, clinically or ethically obvious.
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The majority of patients dying at these institutions did so after decisions to limit treatment, but few patients were able to participate in these decisions. Forgoing life-sustaining treatment generally occurred in a sequential manner over several days; the rationale for this stepwise retreat is not, however, clinically or ethically obvious.
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