Angels of mercy?:The legal and professional implications of withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment by nurses in England and Wales [PDF]
, 2012 In circumstances where life-sustaining treatment appears merely to be drawing out the inevitable, it is usual practice for the healthcare team to withdraw aggressive life-sustaining measures, once agreement is reached with the patient and their family ...
Birchley, Giles
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The effects of hospice care on healthcare expenditure among cancer patients
BMC Health Services Research, 2023 Purpose It is necessary to estimate the hospice usage and hospice-related cost for entire cancer patients using nationwide cohort data to establish a suitable ethical and cultural infrastructure.
Hoyol Jhang +5 more
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Doctors' knowledge of the law on withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining medical treatment [PDF]
, 2014 Objectives To examine the level of knowledge of doctors about the law on withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment from adults who lack decision-making capacity, and factors associated with a higher level of knowledge.
Cartwright, Colleen +4 more
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Navigating communication with families during withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in intensive care: a qualitative descriptive study in Australia and New Zealand [PDF]
, 2017 Aims and objectives. To explore how nurses navigate communication with families during withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in intensive care. Background.
Akroute +21 more
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You Can\u27t Be Any Poorer Than Dead : Difficulties in Recognizing Artificial Nutrition and Hydration as Medical Treatments [PDF]
, 1994 The President\u27s Commission Report Deciding to Forego Life-Sustaining Treatment comes down squarely in favor of two propositions: 1) artificial provision of nutrition and hydration are medical treatments, and 2) as such, these medical treatments may be
Heaney, Stephen J.
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Frequency of Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapy for Perceived Poor Neurologic Prognosis
Critical Care Explorations, 2021 OBJECTIVES:. To measure the frequency of withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy for perceived poor neurologic prognosis among decedents in hospitals of different sizes and teaching statuses. DESIGN:. We performed a multicenter, retrospective cohort study.
Alexis Steinberg, MD +12 more
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Critical Care, 2020 Background There is wide variability between intensivists in the decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatment (DFLST). Advance directives (ADs) allow patients to communicate their end-of-life wishes to physicians.
Margot Smirdec +29 more
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BMC Palliative Care, 2021 Background Palliative care education has been carried out in some hospitals and palliative care has gradually developed in mainland China. However, the clinical research is sparse and whether primary palliative care education influence treatment ...
Qian Liu +5 more
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Provider Perspectives on the Influence of Family on Nursing Home Resident Transfers to the Emergency Department: Crises at the End of Life. [PDF]
, 2015 Background. Nursing home (NH) residents often experience burdensome and unnecessary care transitions, especially towards the end of life. This paper explores provider perspectives on the role that families play in the decision to transfer NH residents to
Bui, Nhat +6 more
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Guidance on Forgoing Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment [PDF]
Pediatrics, 2017 This Policy Statement was reaffirmed June 13, 2023. Pediatric health care is practiced with the goal of promoting the best interests of the child. Treatment generally is rendered under a presumption in favor of sustaining life. However, in some circumstances, the balance of benefits and burdens to the child leads to an assessment that ...
Kathryn L. Weise +21 more
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