CPR, by Default

When very old patients suffer cardiac arrest, doctors usually try to revive them — even if they were already near death.

Source: NYT Health - January 31, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Paula Span Tags: Hospitals Defibrillators Living Wills and Health Care Proxies Elderly Doctors Brigham and Women ' s Hospital Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Belgium Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Druwe, Patrick Starks, Monique Source Type: news