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2018, Number 6

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Gac Med Mex 2018; 154 (6)

Postura de la Academia Nacional de Medicina de México en relación con las decisiones sobre el final de la vida

Mansilla-Olivares A, López-Bárcena J, Plancarte-Sánchez R, Valenzuela-Gómez-Gallardo F, Rojo J, Meneses-González F, Vázquez-De Anda GF, Santillán-Doherty P, Santos-Preciado JI, Medina MJ, Álvarez A, Vanda B
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Language: Spanish
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Page: 732-736
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Key words:

End-of-life decisions, Treatment refusal, Limitation of the therapeutic effort, Advance directives, Palliative sedation.

ABSTRACT

There are decisions at the end of life that currently are relevant as humanistic values. Respect for human life and dignity are part of human rights. The National Academy of Medicine of Mexico declares its posture about end-of-life decisions that include treatment refusal, limitation of the therapeutic effort, advance directives and palliative sedation, among others, with the purpose to favor a peaceful death.


REFERENCES

  1. Vanda-Cantón B. Conceptos básicos sobre la atención médica al final de la vida. En: Álvarez-Del Río A. La muerte asistida en México. Una opción más para morir con dignidad. México: Por el Derecho a Morir con Dignidad,; 2017. p. 119-125.




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Gac Med Mex. 2018;154