Dysthanasia : delaying the process of death through treatment stubbornness /

The impressive advances in medical technology in the last half-century have helped to save thousands of lives that would have been lost due to organ failures. However, the use of this technology in clinically irreversible settings can result in the undue delay of the death process. Throughout its ch...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Monteiro, J. Filipe (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.
Temas:
Terminal care > Moral and ethical aspects.
Terminal care.
Life and death, Power over.
Medical ethics.
Ethics, Medical
Soins en phase terminale > Aspect moral.
Soins en phase terminale.
Pouvoir sur la vie et la mort.
Éthique médicale.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Table of Contents; Foreword; List of Abbreviations; Chapter One; Chapter Two; The Concept; The Dilemma; Conclusion; Chapter Three; Ancient Greece; Ancient Rome; The Middle Ages; Medieval Europe; The Renaissance; The Enlightenment; The Modern Era; Conclusion; Chapter Four; Medical Procedures and Dysthanasia; Ethical Principles and Dysthanasia; Principles of Beneficence and Nonmalefic; Principle of Autonomy; Informed Consent and Dysthanasia; Principle of Justice; Conclusion; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Decision of Treatment Renouncement; Conclusion; Chapter Seven
  • Types of ICU Scoring SystemsConclusion; Chapter Eight; Phenomenology of Knowledge; Dialectics of Techno-science; A Conflict of Values; Existentialism and Metaphysics; Defensive Medicine; Conclusion; Chapter Nine; As Proxies of a Patient without Capacity; As a Conditioning Factor in Relation to the Physician's Team; The Family Itself Requiring Medical Care; Conclusion; Chapter Ten; Unrelievable Pain; Incurable Disease; The Limits of Treatment Intervention; Conclusion; Chapter Eleven; Chapter Twelve; How to Downsize This Problem?; The Living Will; The Physician Role in the Living Will
  • The Family's Part in the Living WillThe Hospital's Responsibility in the Living Will; Conclusion; Chapter Thirteen; Christian Perspective; The Roman Catholic Church; The Greek Orthodox Church (GOC); Protestant Churches; Judaism; Islam; Buddhism; Hinduism; Confucian and Taoist Perspective; Final Remarks; Conclusion; Chapter Fourteen; Official Policy Statement of Societies, Associations and Colleges (Bosslet et al. 2015); General Medical Council (n.d.); The European Convention on Human Rights (Council of Europe n.d.); Council of Europe. Parliamentary Assembly (1976)
  • 35th World Medical Association (1983)34th World Medical Assembly (1981); Conclusion; Chapter Fifteen; Bibliography; Index

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