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8937910

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-2-21
pubmed:abstractText
Although dialysis discontinuation is the second leading "cause" of death among individuals who are maintained with chronic dialysis, little attention is accorded in the literature to patient ambivalence with this crucial decision. Three cases are presented of clinical situations involving termination of dialysis and ambivalence. The ambivalence of the patients is mirrored by the literature's vacillation between viewing cessation of life-support as pathological, and perceiving it as rational. There is considerable variability in the presentation of these cases, and they require exquisite sensitivity and flexibility on the part of medical personnel. As patient-physician communication is encouraged, and staff attempt to honor requests for initiation and/or discontinuation of treatment, we will see increasing numbers of ambivalent patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0163-8343
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
431-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Ambivalence and dialysis discontinuation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield MA 01199, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't