Life-Sustaining Treatment Decision in Palliative Care Based on Electronic Health Records Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aims and objectives

This study sought to explore the present status of life-sustaining treatment decisions in a tertiary hospital to improve the life-sustaining treatment decision-making process.

Background

Life-sustaining treatment decisions are crucial for palliative care because they encompass decisions to withdraw treatments when patients cannot articulate their values and preferences. However, surrogate decisions have settled many life-sustaining treatment cases in South Korea, and this trend is prevalent.

Design

We conducted a retrospective, descriptive study employing a review of electronic health records.

Methods

We extracted and analysed electronic health records of a tertiary hospital. Our inclusion criteria included adult patients who completed life-

SUBMITTER: Kim S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10078701 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature