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Swiss Medical WeeklySTUDY AIMS: Data on the usefulness of advance directives for end-of-life decision-making in intensive care units (ICUs) are scarce. The primary aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of advance directives in patients of two Swiss ...
Sira Maria Baumann +12 more
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Advance Directives and Withdrawal of Dialysis in the United States, Germany, and Japan
, 1996 OBJECTIVE: To determine the role of advance directives in decisions to withdraw chronic dialysis in the United States, Germany, and Japan. DESIGN: Survey by questionnaire.
Sehgal, Ashwini R. +5 more
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Advance Directives for Non-Therapeutic Dementia Research: Some Ethical and Policy Considerations
, 1998 This paper explores the use of advance directives in clinical dementia research. The focus is on advance consent to participation of demented patients in non-therapeutic research involving more than minimal risks and/or burdens.
Berghmans, R. L. P., Berghmans, R.L.P.
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A Multigenerational Study on the Correlation of Values and Advance Directives
, 1992 The development of the Values History instrument for use in advance directive decision making has raised the question of the importance of values in eliciting advance directives.
Gorenflo, Daniel W. +3 more
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Law, Autonomy and Advance Directives
, 2010 The principle of autonomy underpins legal regulation of advance directives that refuse life-sustaining medical treatment. The primacy of autonomy in this domain is recognised expressly in the case law, through judicial pronouncement, and implicitly in ...
Mathews, Ben +2 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Bloodstream infections due to repeated vascular access (VA) puncture and circuit connections remain major concerns in hemodialysis. Therefore, we examined current practices for glove, disinfectant, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use according to VA type in national university hospitals in Japan.
Aiko Yamada +6 more
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Making an advance directive [PDF]
BMJ, 1995 The introduction in Britain of advance directives--which allow a person to state in advance of becoming incompetent that they wish to take part in treatment decisions when no longer mentally competent--has now been advocated by the medical and legal establishments.
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Medical and family caregivers' conceptions in the face of advance directives
Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2019 Objective: To understand how doctors and family caregivers understand the applicability of the Advance Directives to end-of-life care. Method: qualitative, descriptive and exploratory research, conducted with seven doctors of a university hospital in ...
Silvana Bastos Cogo +4 more
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Advance Directives and Discrimination against People with Dementia.
The Hastings center report, 2018 In the article "On Avoiding Deep Dementia," Norman Cantor defends a position that I suspect many readers share. In my years writing and speaking on advance directives and dementia, I've found that most people support one of two positions.
R. Dresser
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Publications in Uremic Toxins From 1991 to 2024
Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Uremic toxins are a growing area of research in nephrology, with significant implications in the progression and treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the management of end‐stage kidney disease (ESKD). This bibliometric analysis aims to evaluate the global research trends, key contributors, and the impact of publications in ...
Yuh‐Shan Ho +7 more
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