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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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Autores principales: Tran, Kelvin, Chen, Pauline, Korah, Tessy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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