Elderly patients' preferences concerning life-support treatment
| Autor: | M. J. Heap, A. G. Males, J. R. Klinck, R. Munglani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Artificial ventilation medicine.medical_specialty Attitude to Death medicine.medical_treatment Life Support Care Quality of life (healthcare) Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Intensive care medicine Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Records Single Person Respiration Artificial Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Withholding Treatment Family medicine Life support Quality of Life Female Advance Directives business Medical ethics |
| Zdroj: | Anaesthesia. 48:1027-1033 |
| ISSN: | 1365-2044 0003-2409 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1993.tb07519.x |
| Popis: | Summary The preferences of 118 elderly patients, aged from 70 to 97 years, concerning the institution of artificial ventilation in the event of an overwhelming illness, were investigated using a questionnaire. Most patients wanted treatment if the outcome was likely to be good, but in approximately half, the desire for treatment declined as anticipated quality of life or chances of recovery fell. Forty percent wanted to make the decision about institution of artificial ventilation themselves if mentally competent and 24% wanted to use some form of advance directive if mentally incompetent. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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