Life-sustaining treatment and palliative care in patients with liver cirrhosis - legal, ethical, and practical issues.

Published in: Clinical and molecular hepatology (2017)

With the enactment of the 'Act on Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment for Patients in Hospice and Palliative Care or at the End of Life' (Act No. 14013) in Korea, there is growing concern about the practicality of this law. In this review, we discuss definitions, ethics, and practical issues related to this law.

Keyphrases

palliative care
advanced cancer
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
public health
combination therapy
machine learning
smoking cessation