End-of-life decision making in respiratory failure. The therapeutic choices in chronic respiratory failure in a 7-item questionnaire

• Main Authors: Dagmar Elfriede Rinnenburger (Author), Mario Giuseppe Alma (Author), Domenico Bigioni (Author), Giuseppe Brunetti (Author), Carlo Liberati (Author), Vinicio Magliacani (Author), Gianluca Monaco (Author), Lino Reggiani (Author), Giovanni Taronna (Author), Luca Cecchini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: The transition from paternalistic medicine to a healthcare culture centred on the patient's decision making autonomy presents problems of communication and understanding. Chronic respiratory failure challenges patients, their families and caregivers with important choices, such as...