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Ethics review: 'Living wills' and intensive care – an overview of the American experience

Withdrawal and limitation of life support in the intensive care unit is common, although how this decision is reached can be varied and arbitrary. Inevitably, the patient is unable to participate in this discussion because their capacity is limited by the nature of the illness and the effects of its...

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Autor principal: Tillyard, Andrew RJ
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2206532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17634087
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc5945

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