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30.11.2017 | Editorials

Withholding and withdrawing life support: difficult decisions around care at the end of life

verfasst von: Kevin J. Solverson, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Amanda L. Roze des Ordons, MD, MMEd, FRCPC, Christopher J. Doig, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Erschienen in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Ausgabe 1/2018

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In this issue of the Journal, the Canadian Critical Care Society (CCCS) released a position paper by Bandrauk et al. 1 on withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment (WWLST). The authors’ objective was to create a framework for healthcare professionals to help them understand and develop an approach to end-of-life care decision-making in the intensive care unit (ICU). End-of-life care and WWLST are common issues in the ICU, and as the authors have identified in their article, these practices require careful attention to a number of ethical factors and legal precedents as well as to the context of the patient/family and healthcare professionals. This editorial provides additional comments on WWLST and end-of-life care. …

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Titel: Withholding and withdrawing life support: difficult decisions around care at the end of life
verfasst von: Kevin J. Solverson, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Amanda L. Roze des Ordons, MD, MMEd, FRCPC
Christopher J. Doig, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Publikationsdatum: 30.11.2017
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Ausgabe 1/2018
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Elektronische ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-017-1001-2

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