Searching for solace while balancing the care of patient
The NEJM recently published an interesting case in the ongoing series: " A Request for Retrieval of Oocytes from a 36-year old Woman with Anoxic Brain Injury." Usually these cases are diagnostic dilemmas. This one focused on an ethical dilemma…
The NEJM recently published an interesting case in the ongoing series: “ A Request for Retrieval of Oocytes from a 36-year old Woman with Anoxic Brain Injury.” Usually these cases are diagnostic dilemmas. This one focused on an ethical dilemma at end-of-life.
The Case
A 36-year-old woman, in overall good health taking oral contraceptive pills (OCPs), was on a prolonged international flight, and collapsed. A physician …
Searching for solace while balancing the care of patient
