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Podcast 292: Informed consent and apnea testing for death — or — What is death, anyway?
Clinical Conversations
14 minutes 40 seconds
3 years ago
Podcast 292: Informed consent and apnea testing for death — or — What is death, anyway?
Apnea testing is part of the protocol used to determine whether a patient is dead according to neurologic criteria. The question is, do clinicians need to obtain consent to proceed? In a fascinating 15-minute chat, two intensivists, Drs. Patricia Kritek and Robert Truog, discuss that question and another, larger one: what is death, anyway? Their back-and-forth […]
Clinical Conversations
From NEJM Journal Watch, this podcast features lively interviews, concise summaries, and expert commentary that busy clinicians need to stay current and improve patient care.
