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Daily Archives: August 1, 2012

Surgeons balk at withdrawing life support after medical errors

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Kevin B. O'Reilly

Nearly two-thirds of surgeons are unwilling to honor a patient’s request to end life support after operating on that patient, and they are less willing to do so when a surgical error occurs, said a study in Annals of Surgery in July.

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Posted in American Medical News
August 2012
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