Ontario physicians do not need consent to withhold CPR that they feel will not benefit patients

(Canadian Medical Association Journal) In August, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a malpractice lawsuit filed against two physicians who refused to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to an 88-year-old man with multiple comorbidities and multiorgan failure. This ruling may have important implications for physicians in Ontario and elsewhere, according to a commentary published in this week's CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news