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When Patients Refuse Care in the ICU: Ethics, Autonomy & Healthcare Reality
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In this episode of Banter at the Bedside, the team dives into one of the most frustrating - and ethically complex - realities in healthcare: when patients or families refuse care.
From refusing central lines but demanding dialysis, to being full code while declining life-saving interventions, we unpack the moments that leave nurses, APPs, and physicians stuck in impossible situations. Joined by an ICU physician and experienced bedside nurse, we talk autonomy, capacity, cherry-picking care, and how “one foot in, one foot out” medicine impacts outcomes — and providers.
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