“I could have saved him,” the intensivist murmured, reflecting on a recent patient’s death. His silhouette was framed against the fading evening light that spilled into the ICU. His words, heavy with regret and resignation, floated over the hum of life-sustaining machines, recounting the tale of Caleb Stratford. When Caleb Stratford (not real name), 61,
The burden of choice: Navigating the complexities of surrogate decision-making in medicine originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
