Withholding treatment and intellectual disability: Second survey on end-of-life decisions in Switzerland [PDF]
SAGE Open Medicine, 2016 Background: As people live longer, they are more likely to die over a prolonged period from incurable, chronic illnesses that occur more frequently in old age. Therefore, people will experience an increase in end-of-life discussions and decisions.
Monika T Wicki
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Is withdrawing treatment really more problematic than withholding treatment? [PDF]
J Med Ethics, 2021 There is a concern that as a result of COVID-19 there will be a shortage of ventilators for patients requiring respiratory support. This concern has resulted in significant debate about whether it is appropriate to withdraw ventilation from one patient ...
Cameron J, Savulescu J, Wilkinson D.
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Withholding treatment in infancy [PDF]
BMJ, 1981 Terry, Hamblin +2 more
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Physicians’ attitudes and experiences about withholding/withdrawing life-sustaining treatments in pediatrics: a systematic review of quantitative evidence [PDF]
BMC Palliative Care, 2023 Background One of the most important and ethically challenging decisions made for children with life-limiting conditions is withholding/withdrawing life-sustaining treatments (LST).
Yajing Zhong +3 more
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Changes in the incidence of cardiopulmonary resuscitation before and after implementation of the Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions Act [PDF]
Acute and Critical Care, 2022 Background The Life-Sustaining Treatment (LST) Decisions Act allows withholding and withdrawal of LST, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Hyunjae Im +4 more
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Criteria for Withholding or Withdrawing Treatment [PDF]
The Linacre Quarterly, 1990 May, William E.
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Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Orders from an Islamic Perspective
Darulfunun Ilahiyat, 2022 In modern medicine and technologies, it is commonly accepted and recognized by the laws in western countries that patients have decision-making rights regarding the end of their lives.
Hatice Kübra Memiş
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Similarities and Differences Between the Jewish, Catholic and Islamic Religious Communities in Ethical Dilemmas at the End of Life in Palliative Care [PDF]
Edinost in Dialog, 2022 Ethical dilemmas in nursing are most pronounced in palliative and end-of-life care, where we meet the most demanding and complex needs of nursing care.
Rok Mihelič +2 more
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Malaysian Journal of Syariah and Law, 2021 Withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments is one of the hot topics discussing in intensive care unit as most of the death occurs as a result of it.
Muhamad Rafiqi Hehsan +1 more
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