Advance directives in the emergency department-a systematic review of the status quo

• Main Authors: Vincent Weber (Author), Aurelia Hübner (Author), Sandra Pflock (Author), Lukas Schamberger (Author), Rajan Somasundaram (Author), Lennert Boehm (Author), Wolfgang Bauer (Author), Eva Diehl-Wiesenecker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Providing individualised healthcare in line with patient wishes is a particular challenge for emergency healthcare professionals. Documentation of patient wishes (DPW), e.g. as advance directives, can guide clinicians in making end-of-life decisions that respect the patient'...