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Death on Life Support Ethics and Ends in the ICU
Long interview with Dr. Frederic Herter and colleagues at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital on end of life care. The piece explores the moral limits of respirators for chronic illness, pediatric cystic fibrosis, family dynamics, and the risk of prolonging suffering versus prolonging life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic Herter
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
New York
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Joseph O'Brien
O Brien
Patterson
Hall
Dr.o'brien
Dr. Herter
Columbia Presbyterian
Herfer