The ethics of DNR-decisions in oncology and hematology care: a qualitative study.
Mona PetterssonMariann HedströmAnna T HöglundPublished in: BMC medical ethics (2020)
The study revealed that DNR-decisions in oncology and hematology care gave rise to ethical considerations. Important ethical values described by the participants were to avoid doing harm and to secure a peaceful and "natural" death with dignity for their dying patients. A preference for the expression "allow for natural death" instead of the traditional term "do not resuscitate" was found in the material.
Keyphrases
- palliative care
- advanced cancer
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- quality improvement
- poor prognosis
- chronic kidney disease
- public health
- prognostic factors
- decision making
- preterm infants
- peritoneal dialysis
- pain management
- big data
- binding protein
- deep learning
- artificial intelligence
- preterm birth