The role of Advance Directives and Living Wills in Anesthesia Practice.
Anesthesiol Clin
; 42(3): 377-392, 2024 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-39054014
ABSTRACT
Preoperative review of existing advance directives and a discussion of patient goals should be routinely done to address any potential limitations on resuscitative therapies during perioperative care. Both surgeons and anesthesiologists should be collaboratively involved in these discussions, and all perioperative physicians should receive training in shared decision making and goals of care discussions. These discussions should center around patient preferences for limitations on life-sustaining medical therapy, which should be accurately documented and adhered to during the perioperative period. Patients should be informed that limitations of life-sustaining medical therapy may increase their risk of postoperative mortality.
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Assunto principal:
Diretivas Antecipadas
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Testamentos Quanto à Vida
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Anestesia
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article