Ethical Issues Surrounding End-of-Life Care: A Narrative Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Some Ethical Issues Surrounding End-of-Life Care
2.1. Autonomous Decision Making
2.2. Physician’s Role and Responsibilities to Resolve the Issue
2.3. Advance Directives
2.4. Rationing of Care and Futile Treatment
2.5. Costs Involved in End-of-Life Care
2.6. Ethical Theories Involved in End-of-Life Care
3. Policy Implications
4. Conclusions and Future Implications
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Karnik, S.; Kanekar, A. Ethical Issues Surrounding End-of-Life Care: A Narrative Review. Healthcare 2016, 4, 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare4020024
Karnik S, Kanekar A. Ethical Issues Surrounding End-of-Life Care: A Narrative Review. Healthcare. 2016; 4(2):24. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare4020024
Chicago/Turabian StyleKarnik, Sameera, and Amar Kanekar. 2016. "Ethical Issues Surrounding End-of-Life Care: A Narrative Review" Healthcare 4, no. 2: 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare4020024