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Titolo |
Withholding and withdrawing life-prolonging medical treatment : guidance for decision making / / British Medical Association |
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Malden, Mass. ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-93271-6 |
9786610932719 |
0-470-75799-X |
1-4051-8146-X |
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Edizione |
[3rd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (142 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Terminal care - Great Britain |
Life support systems (Critical care) - Great Britain |
Medical ethics - Great Britain |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 118-122) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Withholding and Withdrawing Life-prolonging Medical Treatment: Guidance for decision making; Contents; Medical Ethics Committee; Editorial board for the third edition; Acknowledgements for the third edition; Introduction; Part 1: How to use this guidance; 1. Scope, purpose and structure of this guidance; Part 2: Defining key terms and concepts; 2. The primary goal of medicine; 3. Life-prolonging treatment; 4. Capacity and incapacity; 5. Duty of care; 6. Quality of life; 7. Benefit; 8. Harm; 9. Best interests; 10. Futility; 11. Basic care; 12. Artificial nutrition and hydration |
13. Oral nutrition and hydration14. Foresight and intention; 15. Withholding or withdrawing treatment; 16. Conscientious objection; 17. Resource management; Part 3: Legal and ethical considerations that apply to all decisions to withhold or withdraw treatment; 18. Human Rights Act 1998; 19. Fairness and non-discrimination; 20. Communication; 21. Confidentiality; 22. Legal review; Part 4: Medical considerations that apply to all decisions to withhold or withdraw treatment; 23. Medical assessment; 24. Medical decision making; Part 5: Decision making by adults with capacity; 25. The law |
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