Extending life or prolonging death: when is enough actually too much?

J Vasc Surg. 2014 Aug;60(2):521-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.05.054.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Comorbidity
  • Conflict of Interest
  • Humans
  • Interdisciplinary Communication
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / diagnosis
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy*
  • Male
  • Medical Futility / ethics*
  • Palliative Care / ethics
  • Professional-Family Relations
  • Quality of Life*
  • Referral and Consultation / ethics*
  • Renal Dialysis / ethics*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Terminal Care / ethics
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures / adverse effects
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures / ethics*
  • Withholding Treatment / ethics