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Letters |1 April 1997

Whose Death Is It, Anyway

Elisabeth Hansot, PhD; Thomas A. Raffin, MD; Timothy Gilligan, MD

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IN RESPONSE:
We appreciate the responses to our articles. We have received numerous testimonials from people who have had unfortunate experiences similar to Dr. Hansot's. Several of the preceding letters show the enormous difficulty patients and their families sometimes face when trying to have their wishes to limit care respected. Dr. Lena's account of a patient's family and friends having to become personally involved in extubating the patient must be disturbing to any physician. Dr. Ringel asks the key question, How do we prevent such unhappy scenarios in the future?
First, physicians must accept the possibility that patients may not...
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Hansot E, Raffin TA, Gilligan T. Whose Death Is It, Anyway. Ann Intern Med. 1997;126:588. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-126-7-199704010-00028

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(7):588.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-126-7-199704010-00028

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