Medicine:Dysthanasia
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Short description: Medical term concerning life support
In medicine, dysthanasia means "bad death" (from the Greek language: δυσ, dus; "bad, difficult" + θάνατος, thanatos; "death")[1] and is considered a common fault of modern medicine.[2] Dysthanasia occurs when a person who is dying has their biological life extended through technological means without regard to the person's quality of life.[3] Technologies such as an implantable cardioverter defibrillator,[4] artificial ventilation, ventricular assist devices, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation can extend the dying process. In some cases, cardiopulmonary resuscitation can be considered a form of dysthanasia.[5][6]
See also
- Brain death
- Death with Dignity National Center
- Euthanasia
- Life support
- Palliative care
References
- ↑ Kothari, M; Mehta, L; Kothari, V (2000). "Cause of death--so-called designed event acclimaxing timed happenings". Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 46 (1): 43–51. PMID 10855082. http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2000;volume=46;issue=1;spage=43;epage=51;aulast=Kothari.
- ↑ Batchelor, A; Jenal, L; Kapadia, F; Streat, S et al. (2003). "Ethics roundtable debate: Should a sedated dying patient be wakened to say goodbye to family?". Critical Care 7 (5): 335–8. doi:10.1186/cc2329. PMID 12974961.
- ↑ de Menezes, MB; Selli, L; de Souza, AJ (August 2009). "Dysthanasia: Nursing professionals' perception". Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem 17 (4): 443–8. doi:10.1590/S0104-11692009000400002. PMID 19820848.
- ↑ Kaufman, SR; Mueller, PS; Ottenberg, AL; Koenig, BA (2011). "Ironic technology: Old age and the implantable cardioverter defibrillator in US health care". Social Science & Medicine 72 (1): 6–14. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.09.052. PMID 21126815.
- ↑ European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Ethics of resuscitation and end of life decisions
- ↑ Clark, J. D.; Dudzinski, D. M. (2013). "The culture of dysthanasia: Attempting CPR in terminally ill children". Pediatrics 131 (3): 572–580. doi:10.1542/peds.2012-0393. PMID 23382437. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23382437/.
Further reading
- Corke, C; Silvester, W; Bellomo, R (December 2010). "Avoiding nosocomial dysthanasia and promoting eleothanasia". Critical Care and Resuscitation 12 (4): 221–2. PMID 21143080. http://www.cicm.org.au/CICM_Media/CICMSite/CICM-Website/Resources/Publications/CCR%20Journal/Previous%20Editions/December%202010/03_2010_Dec_Edit-Avoiding-nosocomial.pdf.
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