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Medical term concerning life support
In
medicine, dysthanasia means "bad death" (from the
Greek language: δυσ, dus; "bad, difficult" + θάνατος, thanatos; "death")
[1] and is considered a common fault of
modern medicine.
[2] Dysthanasia occurs when a person who is dying has their biological life extended through technological means without regard to the person's
quality of life.
[3] Technologies such as an
implantable cardioverter defibrillator,
[4]
artificial ventilation,
ventricular assist devices, and
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation can extend the dying process. In some cases,
cardiopulmonary resuscitation can be considered a form of dysthanasia.
[5]
[6]
See also
References
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^ Kothari, M; Mehta, L; Kothari, V (2000).
"Cause of death--so-called designed event acclimaxing timed happenings".
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^ Batchelor, A; Jenal, L; Kapadia, F; Streat, S; et al. (2003).
"Ethics roundtable debate: Should a sedated dying patient be wakened to say goodbye to family?".
Critical Care. 7 (5): 335–8.
doi:
10.1186/cc2329.
PMC
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PMID
12974961.
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^ de Menezes, MB; Selli, L; de Souza, AJ (August 2009).
"Dysthanasia: Nursing professionals' perception". Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem. 17 (4): 443–8.
doi:
10.1590/S0104-11692009000400002.
PMID
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^ Kaufman, SR; Mueller, PS; Ottenberg, AL; Koenig, BA (2011).
"Ironic technology: Old age and the implantable cardioverter defibrillator in US health care".
Social Science & Medicine. 72 (1): 6–14.
doi:
10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.09.052.
PMC
3032945.
PMID
21126815.
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^
European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Ethics of resuscitation and end of life decisions
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^ Clark, J. D.; Dudzinski, D. M. (2013).
"The culture of dysthanasia: Attempting CPR in terminally ill children". Pediatrics. 131 (3): 572–580.
doi:
10.1542/peds.2012-0393.
PMID
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S2CID
11611562.
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