Limiting futile therapy as part of end-of-life care in intensive care units
The debate about medical futility often involves intensive care units where life-support procedures are routinely applied. Futile therapy is part of end-of-life therapy. In the discussion about medical futility it is important to distinguish the effect of therapy from the benefit for the patient....
Main Authors: | Maria Damps, Maksymilian Gajda, Ludwik Stołtny, Małgorzata Kowalska, Ewa Kucewicz-Czech |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2022-09-01
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Series: | Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy |
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Online Access: | https://www.termedia.pl/Limiting-futile-therapy-as-part-of-end-of-life-care-in-intensive-care-units,118,47723,1,1.html |
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