Clinical practice guidelines: withholding and withdrawing of life support in children. Manual. Health Technology Assessment Unit, Putrajaya, Malaysia. (2005)
Abstract
Technological advances in modern medicine have had a great impact on the care of critically ill patients, saving many children’s lives, but also leaving others with chronic diseases and disabilities. The increased ability to sustain life with intensive care may lead, unfortunately, sometimes only to prolonging suffering when treatment is unsuccessful, and prolonging the dying process, attached to technology, instead of dying with dignity in the company of loved ones. Thus, with these new technologies also comes the responsibility to understand how, when, and why these technologies are applied, and when technology should not be used or withdrawn.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Manual) |
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| Keywords: | Technological advances, Modern Medicine, Prolonging suffering, Intensive care, Life support, Neonates, Critical care nursing |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Health Sciences > Nursing |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Health Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Farleen Azrina Zamberi |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jul 2022 08:24 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Jul 2022 08:24 |
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