End-of-life considerations in the ICU in Japan: Ethical and legal perspectives

被引：39

作者：

Makino J. ^{[1
]}

Fujitani S. ^{[2
]}

Twohig B. ^{[1
]}

Krasnica S. ^{[1
]}

Oropello J. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Critical Care Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1264, New York, 10029, NY

[2] Clinical Professor of Emergency/Critical Care Medicine Department, St. Marianna Medical School, 2-16-1 Sugao Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa, Prefecture

来源：

Journal of Intensive Care | / 2卷 / 1期

关键词：

Advance directive; Asian countries; East; End-of-life; ICU; Japan; Living will; Palliative care; USA;

D O I：

10.1186/2052-0492-2-9

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摘要：

In Japan, the continuation of critical care at the end of life is a common practice due to the threat of legal action against physicians that may choose a palliative care approach. This is beginning to change due to public debate related to a series of controversial incidents concerning end-of-life care over the last decade. In this review we contrast and compare the history and evolution of end-of-life care in Japan vs. the USA and other Asian countries. Efforts by the Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine (JSICM) to establish better end-of-life care systems, as well as future directions in palliative care in Japan, are discussed. © 2014 Makino et al.

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