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Association of the ICH Score With Withdrawal of Life‐Sustaining Treatment Over a 10‐Year Period [PDF]

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
Objective The intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) score was developed to enhance provider communication and facilitate early severity assessment. We examined the association of the ICH score with mortality and withdrawal of life‐sustaining treatment (WLST) in
Nina Massad, Lili Zhou, Brian Manolovitz, Negar Asdaghi, Hannah Gardener, Hao Ying, Carolina M. Gutierrez, Angus Jameson, David Rose, Mohan Kottapally, Amedeo Merenda, Kristine O'Phelan, Sebastian Koch, Jose G. Romano, Tatjana Rundek, Ayham Alkhachroum   +15 more
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Reconsidering dependence on life-sustaining treatment as a criterion for assisted suicide: the Italian legal unicum in comparative perspective [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
The legalization of Medical Assisted Voluntary Death, including assisted suicide is spreading worldwide, alongside the recognition of the centrality of the patient’s right to self-determination even in case of therapeutic desistance. In Italy Law-no. 219/
Marco Albore, Letizia Sorace, Sossio Del Prete, Raffaele La Russa, Gianpietro Volonnino, Paola Frati, Giorgio Bolino   +6 more
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Voices from the ICU: a qualitative study of healthcare providers’ decision-making experiences during the provision of life-sustaining treatment in intensive care units of public and private referral hospitals in Uganda [PDF]

BMC Medical Ethics
Introduction The overall goal of intensive care treatment is to ensure patients return to an acceptable functional state, and, the decision-making in administering life-sustaining treatment (LST) is a key determinant of patients’ survival in intensive ...
Patrick Odongo, Fred Kamugisha, Paul Kutyabami, Nelson K. Sewankambo   +3 more
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Awareness, attitudes, and educational needs regarding the life-sustaining treatment decision-making act in Korea among healthcare providers and medical students: a comparative analysis [PDF]

BMC Medical Ethics
Background The Life-Sustaining Treatment (LST) Decision-Making Act is a South Korean law that aims to empower patients by providing them with more autonomy in end-of-life care decisions.
Jooseon Lee, So-yun Kim, Duk-ki Kim, Green Hong, Song I Lee   +4 more
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Physicians’ experiences and perceptions about withholding and withdrawal life-sustaining treatment in Chiang Mai University Hospital: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMC Palliative Care
Background Withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment in end-of-life patients is a challenging ethical issue faced by physicians. Understanding physicians’ experiences and factors influencing their decisions can lead to improvement in end-of ...
Nattanit Ketchaikosol, Kanokporn Pinyopornpanish, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Nisachol Dejkriengkraikul, Lalita Chutarattanakul   +4 more
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Healthcare professionals’ experiences of participating in withdrawing life-sustaining treatment decisions in a Chinese intensive care unit: a qualitative study [PDF]

BMC Medical Ethics
Background The aging population and advancements in medical technology have intensified the emotional complexities faced by physicians and nurses in making decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment (LST).
Chao Zhang, Xiujuan Xue, Junrong Tao, Shuxian Wang, Yajing Wu, Qianqian He, Cuiping Xu   +6 more
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The role of life-sustaining treatment witnessed experiences on informed end-of-life choices among the elderly in China [PDF]

BMC Nursing
Background Informed decision-making is pivotal for end-of-life (EOL) care aligns with patients’ preferences, thereby enhancing the quality of dying. However, limited research has analyzed how individuals’ prior exposure to life-sustaining treatment (LST)
Bingxue Fang, Yan Tian, Yuehua Zhang
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Decisions about the limitations of life-sustaining treatment for acutely admitted older patients: a retrospective study of a Danish patient cohort [PDF]

BMC Geriatrics
Background Life-sustaining therapy, including heart and lung resuscitation and transfer to the intensive care department, is demanding for patients and relatives and utilizes large amounts of healthcare resources.
Mathias Eg Lomborg, Jeppe L. C. Nielsen, Skule Arnesen Bakke, Christian Backer-Mogensen, Thomas Strøm   +4 more
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Withholding of Life-Sustaining Treatment and Mortality in ICU Patients with Severe Acute COPD Exacerbations: A Retrospective French Cohort [PDF]

International Journal of COPD
Pauline Puechoultres,1 Matthieu Jamme,2,3 Georges Abi-Abdallah,4 Sylvain Diop,5 Stéphane Legriel,1,6 Alexis Ferré1 1Intensive Care Unit, Versailles Hospital, Le Chesnay, France; 2Intensive Care Unit, West Parisian Private Hospital, Ramsay-Générale de ...
Puechoultres P, Jamme M, Abi-Abdallah G, Diop S, Legriel S, Ferré A   +5 more
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Changes in decision-making process for life-sustaining treatment in patients with advanced cancer after the life-sustaining treatment decisions-making act

BMC Palliative Care, 2021
Background Cancer is a leading cause of death in Korea. To protect the autonomy and dignity of terminally ill patients, the Life-Sustaining Treatment Decision-Making Act (LST-Act) came into full effect in Korea in February 2018.
Hyeyeong Kim, Hyeon-Su Im, Kyong Og Lee, Young Joo Min, Jae-Cheol Jo, Yunsuk Choi, Yoo Jin Lee, Daseul Kang, Changyoung Kim, Su-Jin Koh, Jaekyung Cheon   +10 more
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