Cortical death is persistent vegetative state, so irreversible loss of mental activity and consciousness.
1. The example given by Dr. Daughtery is that you have diagnosed the patient as dead (no pulse, breathing etc.) and the family insists on giving them drugs , or insists on referring to another physician, or when they have called in another physician to access the situation, even though the patient is already dead. Treatment must stop.
2. Although the doctor has knowledge of treatments and their effectiveness, it is ultimately WHAT THE PATIENT WANTS, if he / she unable to express whether they want to be continued treatment or not, a surrogate is elected who "decides what is to be done based on WHAT THE PATIENT WOULD WANT" not what the surrogate wants.
Hope that's made things clear
1. The example given by Dr. Daughtery is that you have diagnosed the patient as dead (no pulse, breathing etc.) and the family insists on giving them drugs , or insists on referring to another physician, or when they have called in another physician to access the situation, even though the patient is already dead. Treatment must stop.
2. Although the doctor has knowledge of treatments and their effectiveness, it is ultimately WHAT THE PATIENT WANTS, if he / she unable to express whether they want to be continued treatment or not, a surrogate is elected who "decides what is to be done based on WHAT THE PATIENT WOULD WANT" not what the surrogate wants.
Hope that's made things clear
