A request for hospice admission from hospital to withdraw ventilation
A request for hospice admission from hospital to withdraw ventilation
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DOI:
10.1136/jme.2004.010777
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发表时间:
2005-07-01
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Gannon, C
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作者:
Gannon, C
A request to admit a hospital inpatient with motor neurone disease to the hospice generated unusual unease. Significantly, withdrawal of ventilation had already been planned. The presumption that ventilation would be withdrawn after transfer presented a dilemma. Should the hospice accept the admission? If so, should the hospice staff stop the ventilation, and then when and how? Debate centred on the continuity of best interests and the logistics of withdrawing ventilation. The factors making the request contentious identified competing interests within hospice admission decision making that could detrimentally impact on patient care.