Background: Patients want physicians to ascertain their wishes related to resuscitation, yet such discussions of “code status” are often delayed in the hospital setting, which compromises patient ...

Dr. Brodkey reviews the ethical and practical issues of a “slow code,” a response marked by delayed, half-hearted ...

Artificial-intelligence-driven volumetric breast density estimation with digital breast tomosynthesis in a racially diverse screening cohort. Impact of immunotherapy best practice alert on physician ...

When a patient is admitted to the hospital in the U.S., there’s a standard question physicians like me are supposed to ask: “If your heart stops beating, do you want us to do CPR?” On the surface, ...

Communication interventions, including videos, are strongly associated with patient decisions regarding do-not-resuscitate code status and improve patient knowledge about resuscitation measures and ...

When working at the emergency department, residents usually sign up for acuity levels 1-3, unless level 4 or 5 is a pediatric patient. I would choose any level for the kids. On that day, I chose a ...

Although most people want their physicians to discuss resuscitation or "code status" with them, these discussions are often fraught with difficulty and delay in the hospital setting. Dr. Betty Calam ...

Randomized Trial of Myeloablative Conditioning Regimens: Busulfan Plus Cyclophosphamide Versus Busulfan Plus Fludarabine The focus groups included oncology clinicians who care for patients with ...

As I was drowsily typing notes recently during an otherwise quiet afternoon in the medical intensive care unit, the resounding call on the overhead speaker snapped me awake: “CODE BLUE! Ground floor ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Goals-of-care discussions often occur too late for patients with poor-prognosis, high-risk acute myeloid ...

Earlier this May, Gregory Holt had just finished doing the morning rounds at Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital, when he got a call about a new patient in the emergency room. He went down with seven ...