2021 SCAI SHOCK

Futility: When is Enough Enough?

Presenter

Shashank Sinha, MD, MSc, Inova Health System, Falls Church, VA
Shashank Sinha, MD, MSc, Inova Health System, Falls Church, VA

Learning Objectives:
  1. Discuss the concept of futility, resource stewardship, and patient-centered decision-making in shock
  2. Recognize the value of palliative care in critical illness
  3. Identify future objectives for optimizing futility and palliation decision-making in shock
Keywords: Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Failure and Hemodynamic Support