UK doctors ‘less likely’ to resuscitate the most seriously ill patients since Covid Doctors are less likely to resuscitate the most seriously ill patients in the wake of the pandemic, a survey suggests.
Covid-19 may have changed doctors’ decision-making regarding end of life, making them more willing not to resuscitate very sick or frail patients and raising the threshold for referral to intensive care, according to the results of the research. The Guardian
See also:
- How is COVID-19 changing the ways doctors make end-of-life decisions? (open access) Journal of Medical Ethics
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