- The Right to Die in Dignity and Comfort
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Im JG
- KMID: 1958188
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2007 May;50(5):390-391.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2007.50.5.390
The right to die in dignity and comfort is one of the gravest concerns due to the ever-increasing number of patients with incapacitating illnesses who experience a prolonged painful death,... -
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- Euthanasia: a misunderstood term
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Lee YS
- KMID: 2015660
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2012 Dec;55(12):1163-1170.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2012.55.12.1163
Although the word 'euthanasia', a compound word of eu- (good, well) and thanatos (death) is widely known, it is greatly misunderstood. With regard to end-of-life medicine, several phrases, including death... -
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- The Withdrawal of Life-sustaining Management for Dying Patients: A Study in Judicial Precedents Worldwide
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Kim JH
- KMID: 1936489
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2009 Sep;52(9):856-864.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2009.52.9.856
The decision to withdrawal of life-sustaining management for dying patients is one of the most difficult challenges in modern medical ethics. Due to the advances in medical science and technology,... -
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- Ethical and legal consideration on medical realities and ethical debates about withholding or withdrawing treatment in end-of-life care
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Kim MH, Baik S
- KMID: 2452637
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2019 Jul;62(7):350-357.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2019.62.7.350
It is natural for all human beings to die; hence, death is an inevitable event. However, advances in medical technology are changing the meaning of natural death. These advanced treatments... -
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- The Meaning of Dignified with Death
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Chung BY, Cho YH
- KMID: 2380011
- Korean J Hosp Palliat Care.
- 2017 Jun;20(2):100-110.
- doi: 10.14475/kjhpc.2017.20.2.100
PURPOSE: We explored Koreans' perception of the meaning of death with dignity that Korean people. METHODS: A phenomenological research methodology was applied. A total of 13 participants were sampled based on... -
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- Do-not-resuscitation in Terminal Cancer Patient
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Kwon JH
- KMID: 2244613
- Korean J Hosp Palliat Care.
- 2015 Sep;18(3):179-187.
- doi: 10.14475/kjhpc.2015.18.3.179
For patients who are near the end of life, an inevitable step is discussion of a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order, which involves patients, their family members and physicians. To discuss DNR... -
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- Predictive Factors for City Dwellers' Attitudes toward Death with Dignity
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Jo KH, An GJ, Kim GM, Kim YJ
- KMID: 2244741
- Korean J Hosp Palliat Care.
- 2012 Dec;15(4):193-204.
PURPOSE: This correlation study was performed to examine Korean adults' perceptions and attitudes towards death with dignity and the withdrawal of life sustaining treatment and to identify factors that predict... -
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- Attitudes of medical students and housestaff toward euthanasia
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Kim JT, Kim KC, Shin DH, Cho HS, Shim JY, Lee HR
- KMID: 2295022
- J Korean Acad Fam Med.
- 2001 Oct;22(10):1494-1502.
BACKGROUND: Medical decisions concerning the prolongation of life, the right to die and euthanasia are among the most extensively discussed issues within medicine and law today. The purpose of this... -
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- Public Perception and Acceptance of the National Strategy for Well-Dying
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Lee SH, Shin DE, Sim JA, Yun YH
- KMID: 2305309
- Korean J Hosp Palliat Care.
- 2013 Jun;16(2):90-97.
- doi: 10.14475/kjhpc.2013.16.2.090
PURPOSE: Ten years have passed since the Korean government announced its plan to institutionally support hospice and palliative care in 2002. In line with that, this study aims to suggest... -
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- Reality of Death with Dignity and Related Efforts
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Yun YH
- KMID: 2188124
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2009 Dec;52(12):1128-1129.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2009.52.12.1128
Although the Supreme Court have ruled that doctors should remove the artificial respirator from a patient with vegetable status that suddenly fell into a coma during a lung biopsy in... -
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- Does our society have the proper understanding of death?
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Oh JT
- KMID: 1785381
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2013 Feb;56(2):129-134.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2013.56.2.129
Recent developments in medicine in our society have drawn attention to various phenomena related to death, such as brain death, cardiac death, vegetative death, euthanasia, death with dignity, near-death experiences,... -
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- The Implications and Significance of the Case at Severance Hospital
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Park HW
- KMID: 1936488
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2009 Sep;52(9):848-855.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2009.52.9.848
This year on May 21st, the full panel of the Supreme Court in Korea had first made a judgment on 'withdrawal of life-sustaining management'. In this case, where a 76... -
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- The change of perspective on brain death, euthanasia and withdrawal of the life supporting medical treatments in Korea for pediatric patients
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Kwon I
- KMID: 2281580
- Korean J Pediatr.
- 2009 Aug;52(8):843-850.
- doi: 10.3345/kjp.2009.52.8.843
A recent High Court's decision regarding the withdrawal of life supporting medical treatment (artificial ventilator) from an elderly female patient in the terminal stage has opened up a new era... -
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- Court decisions and legal considerations about the withdrawal of the life-prolonging medical care
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Park JT
- KMID: 2452638
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2019 Jul;62(7):358-368.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2019.62.7.358
The Supreme Court decision made on May 21, 2009 about the withdrawal of futile life-prolonging medical care from a persistently vegetative patient provided a legal basis for patients to consent... -
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- Changes in Life-sustaining Treatment in Terminally Ill Cancer Patients after Signing a Do-Not-Resuscitate Order
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Kim HA, Park JY
- KMID: 2380010
- Korean J Hosp Palliat Care.
- 2017 Jun;20(2):93-99.
- doi: 10.14475/kjhpc.2017.20.2.93
PURPOSE: This study investigated changes in life-sustaining treatments in terminally ill cancer patients after consenting to a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order. METHODS: Electronic medical records were reviewed to select terminally ill cancer... -
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- Physician's Role and Obligation in the Withdrawal of Life-sustaining Management
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Koh Y
- KMID: 1936491
- J Korean Med Assoc.
- 2009 Sep;52(9):871-879.
- doi: 10.5124/jkma.2009.52.9.871
Patients should be treated with dignity and respect toward the end of their lives, being freed from unnecessary and painful life-sustaining therapy in hospitals. In Korea, the quality of endof-life... -
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