Chronic Disease Therapy
Scientists at National University of Singapore, Department of Anaesthesia detail research in chronic disease therapy
Published in Medicine and Law Weekly, March 16th, 2007
A report, "The accuracy of surrogate decisions in intensive care scenarios," is newly published data in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. According to recent research published in the journal Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, "Critically ill patients are often unable to make decisions about life-sustaining treatments and surrogate decision-makers are relied upon. However, it is unclear how accurately the surrogates' decisions reflect patients' intentions and expectations."
"We interviewed 36 pairs of patients and their appointed surrogate decision-makers about their decisions regarding nine treatments in each of three scenarios. The scenarios were persistent...
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