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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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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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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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Consequence of Sprinkling with Nano Zinc and Nano Selenium as well as Potassium Silicate on Yields And Excellence of Wheat Grains under Water Stress Conditions [PDF]
Journal of Plant Production, 2021 Toward decide the consequence of treating with nano zinc and nano selenium as well as potassium silicate as foliar application on, yield and excellence of bread wheat grains underneath water stress situations during 2019 for each 2020 and 2020 for each ...
Samar Ghazy, W. Abido, S. Seadh
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BMC Medical Ethics, 2020 Background Euthanasia can be thought of as being either active or passive; but the precise definition of “passive euthanasia” is not always clear. Though all passive euthanasia involves the withholding of life-sustaining treatment, there would appear to ...
Iain Brassington
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BMC Medical Ethics, 2022 Background When rationing health care, a commonly held view among ethicists is that there is no ethical difference between withdrawing or withholding medical treatments.
Liam Strand +3 more
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