Don’t escalate treatment: Kin of elderly to docs

Doctors across private intensive care units (ICUs) in Mumbai have noted arise in ‘Do not escalate treatment’ requests from families, particularly when the patient is elderly with severe Covid-related complications. The decision, say doctors, is driven by a range of factors such as uncertainty about the treatment outcome, research showing poor survival among the elderly with comorbidities and even financial constraints.

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