Vol , Issue Date of Publication: January 01, 2001

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A competent patient can decide

Dilip Karnad
Abstract:
In the case of the 80-year-old lady with COPD, if clinical examination suggested that the lady was alert and capable of deciding about whether she would consent to use of mechanical ventilation, I would go by her decision, and discuss this with the daughter and son-in-law. However, a less traumatic mode of therapy called "non-invasive ventilation" is now available, which does not entail inserting a tube into the patient's trachea.


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