Dialysis: Prolonging life or prolonging dying? Ethical, legal and professional considerations for end of life decision making

EDTNA-ERCA Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-103

  White, Y ^a,c   Fitzpatrick, G ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service   (Australia)

^c SA Branch   (Australia)

^d Palliative Care ^*

Author keywords

Decision making; Dialysis; Palliative care; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

AGE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMORBIDITY; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FAMILY; FEAR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEAR; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MEDICAL FUTILITY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 33748648820     PISSN: 1019083X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2006.tb00460.x     Document Type: Article

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