Life-sustaining treatment and palliative care in patients with liver cirrhosis - legal, ethical, and practical issues

Clin Mol Hepatol. 2017 Jun;23(2):115-122. doi: 10.3350/cmh.2017.0018. Epub 2017 May 2.

Abstract

With the enactment of the 'Act on Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment for Patients in Hospice and Palliative Care or at the End of Life' (Act No. 14013) in Korea, there is growing concern about the practicality of this law. In this review, we discuss definitions, ethics, and practical issues related to this law.

Keywords: Do not resuscitate order; End stage liver disease; Hospice; Liver cirrhosis; Palliative care.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Hospice Care / ethics
  • Hospice Care / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis / diagnosis
  • Liver Cirrhosis / pathology
  • Liver Cirrhosis / therapy*
  • Medical Futility
  • Palliative Care / ethics*
  • Palliative Care / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Resuscitation Orders / ethics
  • Resuscitation Orders / legislation & jurisprudence