Life-sustaining treatment and palliative care in patients with liver cirrhosis - legal, ethical, and practical issues
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
;
: 115-122, 2017.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-43209
ABSTRACT
With the enactment of the ‘Act on Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment for Patients in Hospice and Palliative Care or at the End of Life’ (Act No. 14013) in Korea, there is growing concern about the practicality of this law. In this review, we discuss definitions, ethics, and practical issues related to this law.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Palliative Care
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Ethics
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End Stage Liver Disease
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Hospices
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Jurisprudence
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Korea
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Liver
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Liver Cirrhosis
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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