| Survival and quality of life in burns. | |
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PMID: 20842912 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Advances in medical technology and practices have been associated with increasing medical specialization, but they have developed at a price. This price has included not only enormous financial costs, but the additional cost of dehumanized patient care, diminished confidence in the medical staff and, consequently, human suffering. Burn injuries are catastrophic in scope and require specialized, intensive and prolonged treatment from which ensure ethical and psychological problems often complicated by many individual factors. Some of them arising from the Code of Patients Rights not only in the Czech Republic and contribute to DNR decisions (do-not-resuscitate). Not only "Quantity" of life but also "Quality" of life should be considered, particularly in burns. Critical factor is age. In old patients more sophisticated medical knowledge and practice may actually contribute to suffering. At any age scarring represents a special type of disfigurement. The "burn image" is more likely to evoke public avoidance than sympathy. The non handicapped by their negative attitudes help create and perpetuate the handicap and the consequent burden of suffering in burn patients. |
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Authors:
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R Königová |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Vnitr̆ní lékar̆ství Volume: 56 ISSN: 0042-773X ISO Abbreviation: Vnitr Lek Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-09-16 Completed Date: 2010-11-09 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0413602 Medline TA: Vnitr Lek Country: Czech Republic |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 681-5 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Prague Burn Centre, 3rd Medical Faculty Charles University and Teaching Hospital Královské Vinohrady Prague. burnsec@fnkv.cz |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Burns / pathology, surgery* Child, Preschool Female Humans Male Medical Futility Quality of Life* Resuscitation Orders |
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