Artificial dialysis Proposed guidelines when a patient wishes to discontinue Japan Dialysis Medical Association January 20, 1:46
In response to the death of a woman whose dialysis was stopped at a public Fussa Hospital in Tokyo, the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy provided an idea on what to do if a non-imminent patient wished to stop dialysis. The draft of the new guideline that repeatedly explained the gender was compiled.
At a public Fussa Hospital in Tokyo, a 44-year-old woman with kidney disease died about a week after stopping dialysis in August, and the issue of how to confirm the patient's intention to stop dialysis has become an issue. Was.
In response to this problem, the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy has compiled a revised proposal to be used as a guideline, which includes a new approach to how non-end-of-life patients respond if they wish to discontinue or suspend dialysis. Was.
In this, the medical team told patients that if they did not use dialysis, they would die within a few days to weeks, repeatedly explaining the need, and even after agreeing to discontinue or withdraw, And explain as much as possible to keep
If the patient's and family's intentions remain the same, a document confirming the intentions will be made, and it will be possible to cancel or withdraw.
In addition, there was no document at the public Fussa Hospital that could confirm the patient's intention, so an example of a document indicating the intention to withdraw or withdraw dialysis was given.
The Society will post the proposed amendments on its website for comment and will eventually present them during the year.