Samuel Golubchuk was unwittingly at the center of a medical controversy with important ethical ramifications. Mr. Golubchuk, an 84-year-old patient whose precise neurological level of function was open to debate, was being ...

Recent years have seen a growing recognition that dementia is a terminal illness and that patients with advanced dementia nearing the end of life do not currently receive adequate palliative care. However, research into ...

BACKGROUND: Communication about the deactivation of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) in patients near the end of life is rare. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether hospices are admitting patients with ICDs, whether ...

OBJECTIVES: To present a case of conflict over end-of-life care in the intensive care unit (ICU) and to describe how such conflicts have been resolved in the United States since the inception of ICUs. DATA SOURCES: A ...

Research is beginning to show differences between end-of-life care in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas. Using population-based post-mortem surveys this article compares medical end-of-life decisions in the Brussels ...

Created in 2010, the French National Observatory on End of Life Care is responsible for drawing up an overview of existing knowledge in order to gain a better understanding of the conditions of end of life. It must contribute ...

Left ventricular assist devices as destination therapy (DT) improve quality of life for many patients with advanced heart failure. However, DT can be associated with risks such as infection, bleeding, and stroke, and may ...