Do you feel like you are putting this conversation off? Don’t know how to get started? Are you dreading it? Well, your kids are dreading it, too, depending on their ages. My patients often ask me about introducing this topic and how awkward they think it might...
You’re the surgeon? I usually meet my patients for the first time in the worst condition possible. They’re critically ill from either an injury or a general surgical emergency. As trauma and critical care surgeons, it is common for us to treat the underlying problem...
