Loading...
Please wait, while we are loading the content...
Similar Documents
Achieving a good death in primary care: Ethical challenges at the end of life
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Hayhoe, Benedict |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Description | Providing treatment and care towards the end of life will often involve decisions that are clinically complex and emotionally distressing; and some decisions may involve ethical dilemmas and uncertainties about the law that further complicate the decision making process. This chapter provides an overview of some major ethical challenges faced by professionals in the area of healthcare, starting with a brief consideration of what may constitute a 'good death'. It then discusses key issues such as autonomy, analgesia, life-sustaining treatments and advance care planning (ACP). Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients (adults and children) and their families who are facing problems associated with life-threatening illness. In primary care, withholding and withdrawal of life-prolonging medical treatments are most likely to refer to situations such as withdrawal of routine medications, food and fluids, withholding of antibiotics, and decisions not to refer to hospital, call ambulances or perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Book Name: Handbook of Primary Care Ethics |
| Related Links | https://api.taylorfrancis.com/content/chapters/edit/download?identifierName=doi&identifierValue=10.1201/9781315155487-16&type=chapterpdf |
| Ending Page | 122 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| Starting Page | 113 |
| DOI | 10.1201/9781315155487-16 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2017-09-25 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Handbook of Primary Care Ethics Applied Mathematics Treatments Decision Making Quality of Life Children Ethical Withholding Adults |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
