The appropriate administration of opioids and benzodiazepines can prevent patients from experiencing air hunger while undergoing ventilator support withdrawal.
A case study of nephrologists examines physicians' attitudes towards patients in advanced stages of kidney disease and how these attitudes affect the end-of-life care the patient receives.
The gap between surgeons' professional idealism and clinical reality is widening because surgeons fail to keep up with the growing demand for evidence-based surgery.