{"product_id":"an-extraordinary-journey-what-matters-at-the-end-of-life-paperback-9780729543743","title":"An Extraordinary Journey; What matters at the end of life (Paperback) 9780729543743","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn Extraordinary Journey\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWhat matters at the end of life\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn indispensable and contemporary guide to understanding hospital-based end-of-life care\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTeik Oh (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780729543743, Elsevier Health Sciences\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 24 January 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e236 pages\u003cbr\u003e27 x 18 x 1.6 cm, 0.404 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, with most deaths in developed countries occurring in hospitals and the likely exponential increase of this over the coming decades, it is an opportune time to reflect on the care of patients in the hospital setting and how the quality of care can be optimised to ensure that patient needs and expectations are sufficiently met.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by Teik E. Oh, author of the internationally acclaimed \u003ci\u003eOh’s Intensive Care Manual\u003c\/i\u003e, this timely new title addresses the clinical, ethical, societal and legal imperatives of end-of-life care. Oh includes considered reflections on death and dying in hospitals, which address issues in hospital end-of-life care and the choices that patients, families and healthcare professionals face during this extraordinary journey – all of which improve understanding of dying and end-of-life care in hospitals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides ‘road maps’ of critical illness \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand dying in our hospitals that will guide you through end-of-life processes and issues \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCovers essential topics\u003c\/b\u003e including treatment choices, rights, ethics, living wills, informed consent, communication, advanced care directives, the dilemmas doctors face, why and how decisions are made, evaluating prognoses and concepts of futility, withdrawing treatment, and how religion and culture influence care\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCorrects misconceptions of conditions\u003c\/b\u003e associated with death and dying, including withdrawing treatment, brain death and persistent vegetative states, euthanasia, organ donation, consent and patient autonomy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnhanced \u003cb\u003eeBook version\u003c\/b\u003e included with purchase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an indispensable and contemporary guide to understanding hospitalbased end-of-life care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword Preface Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I Twilight Zone\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II Futility\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III Communication\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart IV Death\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart V Faiths\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart VI Health Services\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary and Acronyms Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Public health \u0026amp; preventive medicine [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Public health \u0026amp; preventive medicine\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Public%20health%20\u0026amp;%20preventive%20medicine%20%5BMBN%5D%22\"\u003eMBN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Elsevier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46648371642648,"sku":"9780729543743","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780729543743.jpg?v=1694090895","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/an-extraordinary-journey-what-matters-at-the-end-of-life-paperback-9780729543743","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}