sadcheeseballs t1_j4ytbb0 wrote on January 19, 2023 at 5:04 AM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Family Dynamics and Doctors' Emotions Drive Useless End-of-Life Care. Surveys repeatedly indicate that nearly all people would rather die peacefully at home, yet painful, long-shot treatments remain common, and efforts to reduce usage have failed by Wagamaga

Yep. And it’s amazing how many families have a 98 year old “They were doing fine!” Who hit their head and all of a sudden you need to have an intubation conversation while they herniate because they deferred the end of life chat until the literal end of life. This is a huge problem, although much better than it used to be. ER doc in PNW.