[Nursing Care in the Limitation of Therapeutic Effort: Right To Life, Right to Die].

Related Articles [Nursing Care in the Limitation of Therapeutic Effort: Right To Life, Right to Die]. Rev Enferm. 2016 Oct;39(10):8-17 Authors: Serrano Calvo I Abstract Summary: Nowadays, technological development makes possible to keep alive a person by using life support in the ICU. However, extending life does not always entail a benefit for the patient. Sometimes it could produce some damages, causing the situation known like «therapeutic obstinacy]. Objective: Knowing the role played by nurses in the limitation of therapeutic effort (LTE). Methods: Literature review of original articles in both Spanish and English languages, published in Enfispo, Cuiden, IBECS, IME,…
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