The Way We Die: Brain Death, Vegetative State, Euthanasia and Other End-of-life Dilemmas - Couverture souple

Ivan, Leslie; Melrose, Maureen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 8890196033 ISBN 13 : 9788890196034

Editeur : Pari Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

Rapid advances in modern medicine have revolutionized the way we think about death and the processes of dying. Once death was defined as the absence of respiration or heartbeat; today patients hooked up to a respirator and feeding tube can be kept alive for months or years. Ivan and Melrose carefully explain the various medical processes involved in death and dying. In doing so, they also confront the many ethical, moral, and legal dilemmas that face doctors today, as well as the decisions that must be made by relatives.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Leslie Ivan M.D., FRCSC, former head of neurosurgery at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, and Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, University of Ottawa is now Emeritus Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa. Dr Ivan is a pioneer in the resuscitation of victims of fresh water drowning. During the Hungarian Revolution he fought against the Soviet Invasion and was awarded the Hungarian Freedom Fighter Memorial Medal and, in 2006, the Order of the Hungarian Republic. In addition to his medical writings he has published a collection of short stories. Maureen Melrose R.N., is an operating nurse by training. During her long nursing career, she has gained valuable insights into the fears and needs, both of patients on the edge of death and of their relatives. She has spent many years as a research assistant, editor and co-author with her husband Leslie Ivan.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pari Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 8890196033
• ISBN 13: 9788890196034
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 252
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• Personne responsable: non disponible