[Advance directives in clinical practice : Living will, healthcare power of attorney and care directive]. / Vorausverfügungen im klinischen Alltag : Patientenverfügung, Vorsorgevollmacht und Betreuungsverfügung.
Internist (Berl)
; 58(12): 1281-1289, 2017 Dec.
Article
in De
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29071388
ABSTRACT
In clinical practice, situations continuously occur in which medical professionals and family members are confronted with decisions on whether to extend or limit treatment for severely ill patients in end of life treatment decisions. In these situations, advance directives are helpful tools in decision making according to the wishes of the patient; however, not every patient has made an advance directive and in our experience medical staff as well as patients are often not familiar with these documents. The purpose of this article is therefore to explain the currently available documents (e.g. living will, healthcare power of attorney and care directive) and the possible (legal) applications and limitations in the routine clinical practice.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Advance Directives
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Internal Medicine
Type of study:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
De
Year:
2017
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Article