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PMID: 20613696 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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ICU teams have the difficult emotional burden of continuing complex life-sustaining therapy beyond the limits of what is felt to be reasonable. Among the reasons leading to a delay in the withdrawal of intensive therapy is the unwillingness or unpreparedness of the team or family members, or inadequate laws. We all have the responsibility to promote a legal framework allowing end-of-life decisions that ensure the autonomy, dignity and integrity of all citizens, in addition to the humane practice of medicine. |
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Authors:
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P M Suter |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Minerva anestesiologica Volume: 76 ISSN: 1827-1596 ISO Abbreviation: Minerva Anestesiol Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-08 Completed Date: 2010-12-02 Revised Date: 2011-04-12 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0375272 Medline TA: Minerva Anestesiol Country: Italy |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 548-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Centre Médical Universitaire, University of Geneva, CH-1204 Geneva, Switzerland. peter.suter@unige.ch |
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Humans Intensive Care / ethics*, legislation & jurisprudence* |
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Minerva Anestesiol. 2011 Feb;77(2):242
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