Spiritual and religious healing practices: some reflections from Saudi National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Riyadh
NA Qureshi, AA Khalil, SM Alsanad - Journal of religion and health, 2020 - Springer
Traditional practices constituting spiritual and religious (S/R) healing are an important
component of the holistic healthcare model and are used in health, well-being, and treating …
component of the holistic healthcare model and are used in health, well-being, and treating …
Ethical content of expert recommendations for end-of-life decision-making in intensive care units: A systematic review
D Spoljar, M Curkovic, C Gastmans, B Gordijn… - Journal of critical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose Intensive care unit health care professionals must be skilled in providing end-of-life
care. Crucial in this kind of care is end-of-life decision-making, which is a complex process …
care. Crucial in this kind of care is end-of-life decision-making, which is a complex process …
Forgoing life-sustaining treatment–a comparative analysis of regulations in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and England
M Tanaka, S Kodama, I Lee, R Huxtable, Y Chung - BMC Medical Ethics, 2020 - Springer
Background Regulations on forgoing life-sustaining treatment (LST) have developed in
Asian countries including Japan, Korea and Taiwan. However, other countries are relatively …
Asian countries including Japan, Korea and Taiwan. However, other countries are relatively …
Inter-country variability over time in the mortality of mechanically ventilated patients
Purpose Variations in clinical characteristics and management and in the mortality of
mechanically ventilated patients have not been sufficiently evaluated. We hypothesized that …
mechanically ventilated patients have not been sufficiently evaluated. We hypothesized that …
[HTML][HTML] Implication of the life-sustaining treatment decisions act on end-of-life care for Korean terminal patients
JS Kim, SH Yoo, W Choi, Y Kim… - … : official journal of …, 2020 - synapse.koreamed.org
Purpose Life-sustaining treatment (LST) decisions for patients and caregivers at the end-of-
life (EOL) process are supported by the “Act on Hospice and Palliative Care and Decisions …
life (EOL) process are supported by the “Act on Hospice and Palliative Care and Decisions …
Dying in the intensive care unit (ICU): a retrospective descriptive analysis of deaths in the ICU in a communal tertiary hospital in Germany
E Ay, MA Weigand, R Röhrig… - … Research and Practice, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Modern intensive care methods led to an increased survival of critically ill
patients over the last decades. But an unreflected application of modern intensive care …
patients over the last decades. But an unreflected application of modern intensive care …
[HTML][HTML] Quality assessments of end-of-life care by medical record review for patients dying in intensive care units in Taiwan
ML Lo, CC Huang, TH Hu, WC Chou… - Journal of pain and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Context/Objective Essential indicators of high-quality end-of-life care in intensive
care units (ICUs) have been established but examined inconsistently and predominantly …
care units (ICUs) have been established but examined inconsistently and predominantly …
Factors affecting the attitudes and opinions of ICU physicians regarding end-of-life decisions for their patients and themselves: a survey study from Turkey
N Baykara, T Utku, V Alparslan, MK Arslantaş, N Ersoy - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Turkey is constitutionally secular with a Muslim majority. There is no legal basis
for limiting life-support at the end-of-life (EOL) in Turkey. We aimed to investigate the …
for limiting life-support at the end-of-life (EOL) in Turkey. We aimed to investigate the …
[HTML][HTML] Decision-making regarding withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment and the role of intensivists in the intensive care unit: a single-center study
SI Lee, KS Hong, J Park, YJ Lee - Acute and Critical Care, 2020 - synapse.koreamed.org
Background This study examined the experience of withholding or withdrawing life-
sustaining treatment in patients hospitalized in the intensive care units (ICUs) of a tertiary …
sustaining treatment in patients hospitalized in the intensive care units (ICUs) of a tertiary …
Withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments for neonate in Japan: Are hospital practices associated with physicians' beliefs, practices, or perceived …
N Yotani, M Nabetani, C Feudtner, J Honda… - Early Human …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To describe the current status of withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining
interventions (LSI) for neonates in Japan and to identify physician-and institutional-related …
interventions (LSI) for neonates in Japan and to identify physician-and institutional-related …