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Attempted Suicides in the Elderly With Existing DNRs: An Emerging Geriatric Ethical Dilemma
Several critical clinical and ethical issues, including immediate treatment decisions, emerged in a case of a double suicide attempt by an elderly couple with a suicide pact and existing do-not-resuscitate (DNR) documentation. This case was complicated by the advanced age of both patients and their...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7805523/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33489630 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12658 |