Suicidio por interrupción de hemodiálisis en un paciente con nefropatía crónica: análisis de un caso / Suicide by interruption of hemodialysis, in a patient with chronic renal failure: Analysis of one case
Rev. méd. Chile
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140(6): 771-774, jun. 2012.
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in Spanish
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| ID: lil-649849
ABSTRACT
Background:
In Chile, interruption of hemodialysis is cause of death in 0.37% of patients under this treatment. We report a 83-year-old woman suffering from chronic renal failure who withdrew from prolonged hemodialysis treatment. Biographical aspects, circumstances and the cause of death are analyzed from forensic and psychiatric points of view, highlighting attributes that allow classification of the death of this patient as suicide. Risk factors involved in this type of patients, as well as possible preventive measures are discussed.
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Main subject:
Suicide
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Treatment Refusal
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Renal Dialysis
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Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
Type of study:
Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Servicio Médico Legal de Santiago/CL
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Universidad de Chile/CL
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