Helping Surrogate Decision-Makers Through Difficult Conversations

Nico Nortjé

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Published Nov 6, 2018

Nico Nortjé

Department of Critical Care, Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA

Abstract

Difficult conversations in the ICU are often seen as ones of getting a surrogate decision-maker to make an end-of-life decision. However, allowing the surrogate decision-maker to become a narrator can alleviate the daunting task lying ahead.

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Vol 1 No 2 (2018): Open Issue

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Case studies

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