The General Medical Council's guidelines on treatment and care towards the end of life, published in May 2010, contain important guidance for all doctors, including psychiatrists, who care for patients and their families towards the end of life. The document is written in the light of the Ment...
(2013). The Hastings Center guidelines for decisions on life-sustaining treatment and care near the end of life. New York: Oxford University Press.Berlinger, N., B. Jennings, and S. M. Wolf. 2013. The Hastings Center guidelines for decisions on life-sustaining treatment and care near the ...
The Hastings Center published guidelines in 1987 for the Termination of Life-Sustaining Treatment and the Care of the Dying, which have been widely distributed. This book seeks to update and expand on the earlier guidelines by reviewing legislation and cultural changes during the past 25 years and...
Death in the intensive care unit (ICU) usually occurs after treatment limitation decisions warranted by patient preferences or non-beneficial treatments [1]. The treatment plan shifts from a curative intent to end-of-life (EoL) and palliative care aimed at alleviating symptoms while also meeting t...
Decisions about life-sustaining treatment are often ethically challenging for patients, surrogate decision-makers, and health care professionals. Providing safe, effective, and compassionate care near the end of life is a priority for health care organizations. In times of uncertainty, crisis, or refle...
Hastening death is seen as an unintended consequence of appropriate care. A large majority of physicians and nurses agreed with patient management and were satisfied with the care provided. Care of the dying patient after the forgoing of life-sustaining treatment remains underanalyzed and needs more...
Advance planning in end-of-life care: legal and ethical considerations for neurologists. Neurological illnesses can leave patients unable to make legally valid decisions about their medical treatment. However, this loss of decision making capacity can often be predicted in advance. The law in the ...
Indian hospitals, in general, lack policies on the limitation of inappropriate life-sustaining interventions at the end of life. To facilitate discussion, preparation of guidelines and framing of laws, terminologies relating to the treatment limitation, and providing palliative care at the end-of-life...
When palliative or hospice care cannot improve your pet’s quality of life,it may be appropriate to end their suffering. TheAmerican Veterinary Medical Associationsuggests some practical guidelines to help you put your furry friend’s condition into perspective: ...
Palliative and end-of- life care in lung cancer: diagnosis and management of lung cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians evi- dence-based... DW Ford,KA Koch,DE Ray,... - 《Chest》 被引量: 60发表: 2013年 Treatment of Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Diagnosis and...