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Death and dying: Reflections of an intensivist

✍ Scribed by Michael S. Jastremski


Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
1984
Tongue
English
Weight
420 KB
Volume
5
Category
Article
ISSN
1573-1200

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✦ Synopsis


The prolonged life support of individuals with no hope for recovery has been an unfortunate consequence of recent advances in medical technology. The use of intensive therapy in such patients is contrary to the physician's obligation to relieve suffering and also creates an enormous economic burden for society. Once the physician has determined that there is no hope for a meaningful recovery, it becomes ethically correct for him to withhold or withdraw intensive therapy from that patient provided that such an action will not increase the patient's suffering.


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