Case 19-2020: A 74-Year-Old Man with Acute Respiratory Failure and Unclear Goals of Care

A 74-year-old man with lymphoma was admitted to the hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic because of rapidly progressive respiratory failure. Several years earlier, when he had been critically ill, he had expressed a desire for “do not resuscitate” status. More recently, he had indicated that he wou...

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Published in:New England Journal of Medicine 2020-06
Main Authors: Jacobsen, Juliet C, Tran, Kathy M, Jackson, Vicki A, Rubin, Emily B
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A 74-year-old man with lymphoma was admitted to the hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic because of rapidly progressive respiratory failure. Several years earlier, when he had been critically ill, he had expressed a desire for “do not resuscitate” status. More recently, he had indicated that he would try all therapies that may be helpful. A consultation was requested.
DOI:10.1056/NEJMcpc2002419