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[Palliative care: interfaces, conflicts and necessities]
Ciro Augusto Floriani1, Fermin Roland Schramm
1Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21041-210. ciroafloriani@terra.com.br
Ciencia & Saude Coletiva
|December 17, 2008
Summary
This review examines end-of-life medical care, focusing on palliative care. It highlights ethical challenges, particularly patient autonomy, in providing quality care for advanced and terminal illnesses.
Area of Science:
- Medical Ethics
- Palliative Care Medicine
- Bioethics
Context:
- Intense debate surrounds care for patients with advanced and terminal diseases.
- Palliative care is a growing global model for end-of-life care.
- Bioethical considerations are crucial in end-of-life medical practices.
Purpose:
- To describe and analyze end-of-life medical care practices through a bibliographic review.
- To examine palliative care as a key model in end-of-life care.
- To analyze morally relevant, often conflicting, aspects of these practices from a bioethical perspective.
Summary:
- This paper reviews medical care at the end of life, emphasizing palliative care.
- It analyzes bioethical issues within end-of-life care practices.
- Specific challenges concerning patient autonomy in palliative care are highlighted.
Impact:
- Provides insights into ethical dilemmas in palliative care.
- Contributes to the literature on end-of-life care standards.
- Informs discussions on respecting patient autonomy in terminal illness management.
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