Unnecessary time pressure in refusal of life-sustaining therapies: Fear of missing the opportunity to die

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 47-54

  Cochrane, Thomas I ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life care; Hydration; Life sustaining therapies; Nutrition; Surrogate decision making

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CASE REPORT; CUSTODY; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING; EATING; ENTERIC FEEDING; ETHICS; FEAR; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NOMENCLATURE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RIGHT TO DIE; STROKE; TERMINAL CARE; TIME; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; UNCERTAINTY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DRINKING; EATING; ENTERAL NUTRITION; ETHICS CONSULTATION; ETHICS, CLINICAL; FEAR; FEEDING METHODS; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROXY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RIGHT TO DIE; STROKE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNCERTAINTY; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 65249169292     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160902718857     Document Type: Article

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