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01.02.2011 | Commentary

End of life care in Brazil: the long and winding road

verfasst von: Márcio Soares

Erschienen in: Critical Care | Ausgabe 1/2011

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Abstract

Disagreements between the perceptions of nurses and physicians regarding end-of-life (EOL) decisions are frequent. In a survey carried out in 13 Brazilian ICUs, Fumis and Deheinzelin reported that the majority of nurses, physicians and family members are in favor of limiting life-sustaining therapies in terminally ill patients and that such decisions should involve the ICU team, patients and family members. However, they also observed significant differences among the attitudes when faced with an incompetent patient. The present commentary evaluates the potential implications of the study results, contextualizing with the current scenario surrounding EOL care in Brazil.
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Metadaten
Titel
End of life care in Brazil: the long and winding road
verfasst von
Márcio Soares
Publikationsdatum
01.02.2011
Verlag
BioMed Central
Erschienen in
Critical Care / Ausgabe 1/2011
Elektronische ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9962

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