End-of-Life Practices in the Intensive Care Unit: The Importance of Geography, Religion, Religious Affiliation, and Culture

Overview

Journal Rambam Maimonides Med J

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2014 Feb 6

PMID 24498510

Citations 9

Authors

Marc Romain

Charles L Sprung

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Abstract

End-of-life decisions are made daily in intensive care units worldwide. There are numerous factors affecting these decisions, including geographical location as well as religion and attitudes of caregivers, patients, and families. There is a spectrum of end-of-life care options from full continued care, withholding treatment, withdrawing treatment, and active life-ending procedures.

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