Improving quality in hospital end-of-life care: honest communication, compassion and empathy
June 17, 2019Study shows 70% of patients lack advance directives before elective surgery
June 24, 2019Terminally ill who request doctors make decisions undergo more aggressive final treatments
https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/ru-tiw061219.phpTerminally ill patients who request that physicians make decisions on their behalf are more likely to receive aggressive treatments in the weeks before they die, according to a Rutgers study.