Bob Wachter: “Last month on the wards, I unilaterally told two patients’ families that we were not going to resuscitate their loved ones. My residents were horrified ““ this violated the DNR playbook ““ but the alternative seemed both immoral and absurd.”
Taking a stand against futile care
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