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Limitación de tratamiento de soporte vital en una Unidad de Cuidado Intensivo pediátrica chilena: 2004-2014

Rev. chil. pediatr; 88 (6), 2017
Resumen Objetivo: Describir las frecuencias y características del proceso de Limitación de Tratamiento de So porte Vital (LTSV) en pacientes de la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos (UCI) entre 2004 2014. Pacientes y Método: Estudio retrospectivo, observacional descriptivo a partir de dos re...

Eutanasia en Chile: una discusión pendiente

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (12), 2016
Euthanasia is a complex medical procedure. Even though end of life decisions are common situations in health practice, there is a lack of consensus about their terminology. In this manuscript, the main concepts about this issue are defined and delimited; including active and passive euthanasia and limita...

End-of-life decisions in perinatal care: A view from health-care providers in Mexico

Salud pública Méx; 57 (6), 2015
Objective. To examine the opinions of a perinatal health team regarding decisions related to late termination of pregnancy and severely ill newborns. Materials and Methods. An anonymous questionnaire was administered to physicians, social workers, and nurses in perinatal care. Differences were evaluated ...

Demanda por eutanásia e condição de pessoa: reflexões em torno do estatuto das lágrimas

Este artigo enfoca a condição de pessoa contemporânea a partir do exame de notícias recentes sobre demandas por autorização legal de eutanásia. O caso de Christian Rossiter, tetraplégico após um atropelamento, é debatido. Em seu pedido - autorizado pela Suprema Corte do estado da Austrália Oci...

Algunas consideraciones médico-legales sobre la eutanasia
Medico-legal considerations related to euthanasia

Prensa méd. argent; 92 (7), 2005
A systematic approach to medico-legal aspects of euthanasia is presented. Euthanasia can be defined as the intentional putting to death by artificial means of persons with incurable or painful disease. The authors describe the current concepts on the matter and the distinct pathological features...