Published in Journal of medical ethics
The overwhelming weight of legal authority in the USA and Canada holds that consent is not required for brain death testing. The situation in England and Wales is similar but different. While clinicians in England and Wales may have a prima facie duty to obtain consent, lack of consent has not barred testing. In three recent cases where consent for...
L’animal, dont la présence contribue à réduire la douleuret l’anxiété, a fait son entrée dans les Unités de soinspalliatifs ces dernières années. Si elles ne bénéficientd’aucun cadre juridique, la médiation animale et lavisite des animaux de compagnie in extremis s’avèrent unprécieux réconfort pour les patients durant cette délicatepériode qui préc...
BACKGROUND: In light of high burden of heart failure (HF) in China, studies of prognostic implication of HF stages are important. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between HF stages and mortality risk in Chinese community populations. METHODS: Nationwide representative populations aged ≥35 years (n = 23,284, mean age 56.9 years, women 53.2%) we...
Les personnages des Petits Chevaux de Tarquinia sont réduits au désœuvrement dans un paysage fermé et torride. Ils éprouvent soit le tourment de l’ennui (le groupe de Ludi), soit la torture de l’angoisse (Sara). Les uns s’agitent pour combler la peur de la solitude et multiplient les divertissements efficients, l’autre s’abime dans la crainte d’un ...
Published in Journal of neurology
Aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G (AQP4-IgG) antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) are frequently associated with other autoimmune disorders, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Eculizumab (ECU) is a highly effective long-term treatment for NMOSD. However, ECU is known to increase significantly the risk of infection...
Cette thèse explore la représentation de la mort, de l'agonie et des menaces sur les vases à vin issus de sept ateliers attiques, datés d'environ 575 à 450 av. J.-C. Elle révèle ainsi l'évolution des valeurs et des perceptions artistiques dans l'Antiquité grecque. À travers une analyse à la fois stylistique et iconologique, en se concentrant sur de...
Published in Palliative & supportive care
The ways in which children understand dying and death remain poorly understood; most studies have been carried out with samples other than persons with an illness. The objective of this study was to understand the process by which children directly involved with life-limiting conditions understand dying and death. This qualitative study obtained in...
Published in Public health
The aim of this study was to evaluate the individual and combined effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy (MSDP) and personal smoking on mortality and life expectancy. A prospective cohort study based on the UK Biobank, with a median follow-up of 12.47 years. This study employed multivariate Cox regression to determine the relative risks of mo...
BackgroundSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for an important mortality rate worldwide. We aimed to evaluate the actual imputability of SARS-CoV-2 on the mortality rate associated with SARS-CoV-2-related illnesses in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Secondary objectives were to identify risk factors...
Published in Journal of medical ethics
Enduring intolerable suffering, an essential eligibility criterion in Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Canada and elsewhere, is a contradiction in terms, in that suffering must be tolerable to be endured. Cases of people who were approved for MAiD but who elected to die naturally, thus tolerating their suffering, bear out the unreliability of ...
