Re:How Doctors Die (2013)
by mlyle on Saturday April 03, 2021 @08:47PM
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I'm sorry about your father.
But... it's easier in hindsight, isn't it? Obviously futile care on someone old is one thing, but if I had a stroke now, ... I have reasonable odds to come out if it almost OK with some minor deficit, so electing not to be treated would be dubious.
And some stroke treatments, like rTPA, do a lot more for odds of disability than they do for mortality. So by declining too much treatment I could be increasing my odds of a bad outcome but surviving.
But... it's easier in hindsight, isn't it? Obviously futile care on someone old is one thing, but if I had a stroke now, ... I have reasonable odds to come out if it almost OK with some minor deficit, so electing not to be treated would be dubious.
And some stroke treatments, like rTPA, do a lot more for odds of disability than they do for mortality. So by declining too much treatment I could be increasing my odds of a bad outcome but surviving.