Background: Intensive care unit (ICU) nurses are enduring unprecedented burden caring for
COVID-19 patients. Few studies have reported types of work-related events that lead to …

Dying and Death in Canada provides a comprehensive, up-to-date examination of dying,
death, and bereavement from a Canadian perspective. The fourth edition covers current …

E1726 CMAJ| December 18, 2023| Volume 195| Issue 49 communicating good news as
urgent, or they wish to be cautious. Yet withholding good news could easily be interpreted …

Critical care is a costly and finite resource that provides the ability to manage patients with
life-threatening illnesses in the most advanced forms available. However, not every …

The primary objective of this article is to defend the vocabulary in the Multiorganization
Policy Statement. The Multiorganization Statement narrows but does not abolish the term …

Clinicians should expect controversial goals of care discussions in the surgical intensive
care from time to time. Differing opinions about the likelihood of meaningful recovery in …

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Futility is a concept long fraught with issues over its definition and application. Its normative
use rose alongside advances in life-sustaining technology and innovations in medicine …

Introducción: La enfermedad renal crónica es una patología que disminuye la expectativa y
calidad de vida de los pacientes. Los médicos son los principales encargados de preservar …

Wirkungs-und Aussichtslosigkeit von Behandlungen gehören zur Medizin. Oft wird die
Thematik unter dem Oberbegriff der medizinischen Futility behandelt. Die Einschätzung, ob …