Comparison of the end-of-life decisions of patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia after the enforcement of the life-sustaining treatment decision act in Korea

Comparison of the end-of-life decisions of patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia after the enforcement of the life-sustaining treatment decision act in Korea

Abstract Background Although the Life-Sustaining Treatment (LST) Decision Act was enforced in 2018 in Korea, data on whether it is well established in actual clinical settings are limited. Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is a common nosocomial infection with high mortality. However, there are limi...

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Main Authors: Ae-Rin Baek, Sang-Bum Hong, Soohyun Bae, Hye Kyeong Park, Changhwan Kim, Hyun-Kyung Lee, Woo Hyun Cho, Jin Hyoung Kim, Youjin Chang, Heung Bum Lee, Hyun-Il Gil, Beomsu Shin, Kwang Ha Yoo, Jae Young Moon, Jee Youn Oh, Kyung Hoon Min, Kyeongman Jeon, Moon Seong Baek, and the Korean HAP/VAP Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
Subjects:
Terminal care
Resuscitation orders
Withholding treatment
Healthcare-associated pneumonia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-023-00931-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-023-00931-y

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