Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Dec 2020 What Should We Do When Families Refuse Testing for Brain Death? Robert D. Truog, MD, MA, Wynne Morrison, MD, MBE, and Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD Two commentaries respond to a case about apnea testing to confirm death by neurologic criteria. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E986-994. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.986. Viewpoint Oct 2014 “We Can” Doesn’t Mean “We Should”: Aggressive Interventions to Prolong Pregnancy Stephen T. Chasen, MD Despite the natural desire in obstetrics for a happy outcome, sometimes the common aggressive interventions will not help maintain a pregnancy until viability. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(10):842-845. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.10.oped2-1410.
Case and Commentary Dec 2020 What Should We Do When Families Refuse Testing for Brain Death? Robert D. Truog, MD, MA, Wynne Morrison, MD, MBE, and Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD Two commentaries respond to a case about apnea testing to confirm death by neurologic criteria. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E986-994. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.986.
Viewpoint Oct 2014 “We Can” Doesn’t Mean “We Should”: Aggressive Interventions to Prolong Pregnancy Stephen T. Chasen, MD Despite the natural desire in obstetrics for a happy outcome, sometimes the common aggressive interventions will not help maintain a pregnancy until viability. Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(10):842-845. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.10.oped2-1410.