Balancing Past vs Future Values in Decision-Making —Reply

In Reply Dr Shapiro comments on our Viewpoint on improving conversations regarding treatment decisions in the intensive care unit. To accomplish truly informed, patient-centered treatment decisions, be it with would-be patients in advance of a crisis (advance care planning) or with the family members of incapacitated patients in the intensive care unit, sensitive, skillful, and honest communication is key.
Source: JAMA - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research