EPISODE · Jun 17, 2022 · 14 MIN
Podcast 292: Informed consent and apnea testing for death — or — What is death, anyway?
from Clinical Conversations · host NEJM Group
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 was prompted by a recent debate, published in Chest, between two others — a clinician and a law professor. Have a listen, and please leave a comment to help guide future editions. The Chest article The New Yorker article mentioned by Dr. Truog The post Podcast 292: Informed consent and apnea testing for death — or — What is death, anyway? first appeared on Clinical Conversations.
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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 […]
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