Terminally ill patient
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Question
A pneumonia patient who has undergone resuscitation, was sedated and put on a ventilator, and they are unable to wake her up, and she apparently has suffered brain damage. Aside from supportive care—must medications be given to raise blood pressure if it drops, or similar treatments? Must resuscitation be performed? What are we obligated to do, and from what may we refrain?
Answer
Shalom u-vracha,
Even when there is concern of brain damage, every medication needed to stabilize the condition must be given, and resuscitation must likewise be performed as long as there is a possibility to do so.
Wishing a complete recovery!
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