Caffeine’s effect waned, stomachs rumbled, attention spans faded after rounding on nine acutely ill patients on university wards. It was nearing lunch. I was the senior resident, so I chose the order in which we saw patients. As we arrived at our last patient’s room, I snapped out of my under-caffeinated daze and realized I had made the rookie mistake of leaving our newest and sickest patient for last.
"I explained that although his code status was DNR, he wanted whatever life-prolonging treatment was available to him. This is not consistent with #comfortcare."
Resident physician Anna Stecher, MD, opens the conversation about defining goals of care. Published on in-House, the online peer-reviewed publication for residents and fellows.
https://in-housestaff.org/treat-me-if-you-can-dnr-versus-comfort-measures-only-1643
