Use of Euphemisms to Avoid Saying Death and Dying in Critical Care Conversations-A Thorn by Any Other Name

Michael B Pitt^{1

2}, Marissa A Hendrickson^{1

2}, Jordan Marmet^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis.
² M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Michael B Pitt et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2022.

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. 2022 Oct 3;5(10):e2233727.

doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.33727.

Michael B Pitt^{1

2}, Marissa A Hendrickson^{1

2}, Jordan Marmet^{1

2}

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis.
² M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Characterizing the Language Used to Discuss Death in Family Meetings for Critically Ill Infants.
Barlet MH, Barks MC, Ubel PA, Davis JK, Pollak KI, Kaye EC, Weinfurt KP, Lemmon ME. Barlet MH, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Oct 3;5(10):e2233722. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.33722. JAMA Netw Open. 2022. PMID: 36197666 Free PMC article.