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标题：Issues surrounding end-of-life decision-making
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作者：Vickram Tejwani ; YiFan Wu ; Sabrina Serrano 等
期刊名称：Patient Preference and Adherence
印刷版ISSN：1177-889X
电子版ISSN：1177-889X
出版年度：2013
卷号：7
页码：771-775
DOI：10.2147/PPA.S48135
出版社：Dove Medical Press Ltd
摘要：End-of-life decision-making is a complex process that can be extremely challenging. We describe a 42-year-old woman in an irreversible coma without an advance directive. The case serves to illustrate the complications that can occur in end-of-life decision-making and challenges in resolving difficult futility disputes. We review the role of advance directives in planning end-of-life care, the responsibility and historical performance of patient surrogates, the genesis of futility disputes, and approaches to resolving disputes.
关键词：end-of-life care; advance directive; surrogate; futility dispute; conflict resolution