Against Futility Judgments for Patients with Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness
Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash ABSTRACT Medical futility judgments for patients in prolonged disorders of consciousness (PDOC) frequently lead to withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment (LST), which is the leading cause of death for patients with traumatic brain injuries. The fi...
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Columbia University Libraries
2022-07-01
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| Series: | Voices in Bioethics |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/bioethics/article/view/9685 |