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Letters |17 June 2014

Futility: Another Way?

Steven M. Radwany, MD

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TO THE EDITOR:
I was touched by Shah's essay (1). It points to how unprepared we are as physicians to address what is essentially an emotional crisis in response to an irreversible medical situation. My read of this story is that a daughter's grief and sense of isolation were treated with repeated invasive surgical procedures. Please believe that I do not say this to criticize Shah. He was put in an untenable position as a surgical resident to try to address someone in severe emotional distress on first acquaintance, probably without the training or tools needed to help begin to relieve the daughter's suffering.
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Radwany SM. Futility: Another Way?. Ann Intern Med. 2014;160:878. doi: 10.7326/L14-5012-5

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2014;160(12):878.

DOI: 10.7326/L14-5012-5

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