Today, with most deaths in developed countries occurring in hospitals and the likely exponential increase of this over the coming decades, it is an opportune time to reflect on the care of patients in the hospital setting and how the quality of care
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Today, with most deaths in developed countries occurring in hospitals and the likely exponential increase of this over the coming decades, it is an opportune time to reflect on the care of patients in the hospital setting and how the quality of care can be optimised to ensure that patient needs and expectations are sufficiently met.
Written by Teik E. Oh, author of the internationally acclaimed Oh’s Intensive Care Manual, this timely new title addresses the clinical, ethical, societal and legal imperatives of end-of-life care. Oh includes considered reflections on death and dying in hospitals, which address issues in hospital end-of-life care and the choices that patients, families and healthcare professionals face during this extraordinary journey – all of which improve understanding of dying and end-of-life care in hospitals.
Today, with most deaths in developed countries occurring in hospitals and the likely exponential increase of this over the coming decades, it is an opportune time to reflect on the care of patients in the hospital setting and how the quality of care can be optimised to ensure that patient needs and expectations are sufficiently met.
Written by Teik E. Oh, author of the internationally acclaimed Oh’s Intensive Care Manual, this timely new title addresses the clinical, ethical, societal and legal imperatives of end-of-life care. Oh includes considered reflections on death and dying in hospitals, which address issues in hospital end-of-life care and the choices that patients, families and healthcare professionals face during this extraordinary journey – all of which improve understanding of dying and end-of-life care in hospitals.
New to this edition
This is an indispensable and contemporary guide to understanding hospitalbased end-of-life care.
Key Features
Provides ‘road maps’ of critical illness
and dying in our hospitals that will guide you through end-of-life processes and issues
Covers essential topics including treatment choices, rights, ethics, living wills, informed consent, communication, advanced care directives, the dilemmas doctors face, why and how decisions are made, evaluating prognoses and concepts of futility, withdrawing treatment, and how religion and culture influence care
Corrects misconceptions of conditions associated with death and dying, including withdrawing treatment, brain death and persistent vegetative states, euthanasia, organ donation, consent and patient autonomy
Enhanced eBook version included with purchase
Author Information
By Teik Oh, MBBS, MD (Qld), FRACP, FANZCA, FCICM, FRCP, FRCPE, FRCA, FCARCSI, FCA SA, Emeritus Professor of Anaesthesia, The University of Western Australia.
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<P>Written by Teik E. Oh, author of the internationally acclaimed <I>Oh’s Intensive Care Manual</I>, this timely new title addresses the clinical, ethical, societal and legal imperatives of end-of-life care. Oh includes considered reflections on death and dying in hospitals, which address issues in hospital end-of-life care and the choices that patients, families and healthcare professionals face during this extraordinary journey – all of which improve understanding of dying and end-of-life care in hospitals.</P> <P>Today, with most deaths in developed countries occurring in hospitals and the likely exponential increase of this over the coming decades, it is an opportune time to reflect on the care of patients in the hospital setting and how the quality of care can be optimised to ensure that patient needs and expectations are sufficiently met.</P>
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<P>Written by Teik E. Oh, author of the internationally acclaimed <I>Oh’s Intensive Care Manual</I>, this timely new title addresses the clinical, ethical, societal and legal imperatives of end-of-life care. Oh includes considered reflections on death and dying in hospitals, which address issues in hospital end-of-life care and the choices that patients, families and healthcare professionals face during this extraordinary journey – all of which improve understanding of dying and end-of-life care in hospitals.</P>00add-to-cart97807295437432021ProfessionalBy Teik Oh, MBBS, MD (Qld), FRACP, FANZCA, FCICM, FRCP, FRCPE, FRCA, FCARCSI, FCA SA20201Book125w x 190hElsevier23624 Jan 2021IN STOCKBy <STRONG>Teik Oh</STRONG>, MBBS, MD (Qld), FRACP, FANZCA, FCICM, FRCP, FRCPE, FRCA, FCARCSI, FCA SA, Emeritus Professor of Anaesthesia, The University of Western Australia.BooksNoNoNoNoPlease SelectPlease SelectPlease Select
