Extreme Measures
by Jessica Nutik Zitter
An ICU and palliative physician on the end-of-life conveyor belt and how to step off it: honest prognosis, patient priorities. Vivid cases and a call to change.
Read it if…
you want to understand what happens in ICUs and how to decide differently.
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Skip it if…
you want comfort only.
Try instead: Knocking on Heaven's Door →
Three things you will actually use
- Ask what the treatment is for.
- Name your priorities.
- Choose before the crisis.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the conveyor belt.
Our verdict
Off the conveyor belt.
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