| Theme | Reconsidering dialysis initiation for the elderly | |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Arrangements for patients wishing to die with someone at his/her sideļ¼the location, medication and care, advance directive for dying | |
| Publish Date | 2016/01 | |
| Author | Makoto Hiramatsu | Center for Kidney and Diabetic Diseases, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital |
| Author | Noriya Momoki | Center for Kidney and Diabetic Diseases, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital |
| Author | Hiroka Owaki | Center for Kidney and Diabetic Diseases, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital |
| Author | Kazumi Tamadani | Center for Kidney and Diabetic Diseases, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital |
| Author | Hiroko Mikami | Center for Kidney and Diabetic Diseases, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital |
| Author | Keisuke Maruyama | Center for Kidney and Diabetic Diseases, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital |
| [ Summary ] | It is important to keep in mind that a day may come to accept one's death. Medical staffs and family members must make arrangements for patients to live until they may die with someone at his/her side. The location, medication and care for those about to die should be considered. An advance directive is a legal document in which the patient tells their family and doctors what kind of medical care they want if they can not express themselves. Communication concerning end of life care and the process of decision making during the final months of patients' lives are spiritual acts. | |