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ARTIFICIAL SURVIVAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Hospital Organization
- Ethics and Morals
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- artificial prolongation of life
1, record 1, English, artificial%20prolongation%20of%20life
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- artificial survival 2, record 1, English, artificial%20survival
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
People who are dying should have the choice to refuse futile therapies. Withholding or whithdrawal of futile therapy from a dying person is not euthanasia as the intention is to avoid artificial prolongation of life and allow death from natural cause, rather than deliberate termination of the patient's life. 1, record 1, English, - artificial%20prolongation%20of%20life
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
- Éthique et Morale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- survie artificielle
1, record 1, French, survie%20artificielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les] grands progrès médicaux font également surgir quelques problèmes éthiques comme ceux posés par le maintien prolongé de patients en survie artificielle, ou les limites d'utilisation de la technique d'interruption volontaire de grossesse. 2, record 1, French, - survie%20artificielle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organización médica y hospitalaria
- Ética y Moral
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- mantenimiento artificial
1, record 1, Spanish, mantenimiento%20artificial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- mantenimiento artificial de la vida 2, record 1, Spanish, mantenimiento%20artificial%20de%20la%20vida
correct, masculine noun
- sustentación de la vida 3, record 1, Spanish, sustentaci%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20vida
correct, feminine noun
- prolongación artificial de la vida 4, record 1, Spanish, prolongaci%C3%B3n%20artificial%20de%20la%20vida
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tratamiento médico cuya finalidad es demorar el fallecimiento de una persona que está gravemente enferma y de la cual no se espera recuperación. 5, record 1, Spanish, - mantenimiento%20artificial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un testamento vital es un documento que instruye al médico sobre ciertos tipos de tratamiento médico, tales como procedimientos para mantener la vida (aquellos que le mantienen vivo) o de mantenimiento artificial de la vida. El testamento vital generalmente declara las medidas de sustentación de la vida que se deben mantener o retirar si usted se encuentra próximo a fallecer y es incapaz de tomar esas decisiones y opciones. [...] El tratamiento médico de sustentación de la vida puede incluir lo siguiente: Resucitación cardiopulmonar [...] Respiración artificial [...] Medicinas para cambiar artificialmente la presión sanguínea y el funcionamiento del corazón, Nutrición/hidratación artificial [...] Diálisis [...] 3, record 1, Spanish, - mantenimiento%20artificial
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