Perspective | Reconsidering the language of serious illness

Reconsidering the Language of Serious Illness – JAMA (free for a limited period)

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"When clinicians, from a position of authority, describe patients with respiratory failure as needing intubation, patients and families presume intubation is what should be done."

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— Shunichi Nakagawa (@snakagawa_md) July 24, 2023