When Do Not Resuscitate Is a Nonchoice Choice: A Teachable Moment

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
² Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison2Department of Medical History and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Case Reports

Michael J Nabozny et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Sep.

. 2015 Sep;175(9):1444-5.

doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.2326.

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
² Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison2Department of Medical History and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin, Madison.

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Comment in

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Benefit to Patients With Metastatic Cancer.
Champigneulle B, Cariou A, Vincent F; Groupe de recherche en réanimation respiratoire en Onco-Hématologie (GrrrOH). Champigneulle B, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Jan;176(1):142. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.7415. JAMA Intern Med. 2016. PMID: 26747674 No abstract available.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Benefit to Patients With Metastatic Cancer--Reply.
Schwarze ML, Nabozny MJ, Steffens NM. Schwarze ML, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Jan;176(1):142-3. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.7418. JAMA Intern Med. 2016. PMID: 26747675 No abstract available.

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