Sentences with phrase «even death of patients»

It is estimated that about one in four nursing homes is cited for abuse or even death of patients under their care.

It may lead to serious injury or even the death of a patient.

Not exact matches

Under New York law, patients may legally refuse treatment and authorize the withdrawal of life - support systems, including nutrition, even in those instances where such steps would undoubtedly hasten death.

The hospice movement understands that the death of a patient affects not only the patient, but the patient's family and friends, and even society at large.

After all the futile treatments and the succession of helpless doctors, when grief has come even before the death, you sit there with a little cracked ice for the patient's parched mouth and throat, and think... At last I can do this one little thing right.

Should the «worse than death» meme ever be accepted by society, or adopted into the standard - of - care guidelines established by healthcare technocrats, or implemented under Obamacare cost / benefit insurance coverage guidelines, then expanding access to assisted suicide to — and even rationing the healthcare of — such patients is an imminent possibility.

God, for Tertullian, is one, but not as exclusively one as Jews believe, being also three; father, but unacknowledged by Jews; merciful, forgiving even Jews; just, punishing especially Jews; wise, even in dealing with sinful Jews; consistent, despite the Jews; humble enough to accept death from Jews; patient, despite impatient Jews; revealed, but Jews fail to understand; lord of history, and proves it against Jews; limitless, except that God can not now ask anything Jewish.

Borrowing from the new secular ethic of «compassionate death,» even the Catholic Health Association now publishes articles encouraging «futility policies» for hospital ethics committees that enable them to force the withdrawal of treatment from patients or families who do not make the «right» choice.

While the series carefully avoids taking sides in the debate, the examples suggest that, even in «ideal cases» in which the patients are mentally and physically capable, planning one's own death adds a great deal of unnecessary mental strain to the dying process.

Indeed a paper published earlier this year in the Journal of Perinatology analyzed homebirths attended by a certified nurse midwife (CNM) and found that they had double the risk of neonatal death of CNM attended hospital births, even though the hospital birth cohort included high risk patients.

Medical personnel at the Buffalo VA Medical Center failed to try to resuscitate a patient suffering cardiac arrest in late 2016, pronouncing him dead even though they should have tried to save his life, the Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General's Office said in a devastating report that recommended sweeping improvements in the facility's practices during life - or - death emergencies.

Diabetes is linked to an increased risk of developing cancer, and now researchers have performed a unique meta - analysis that excludes all other causes of death and found that diabetic patients not only have an increased risk of developing breast and colon cancer but an even higher risk of dying from them.

Patients with suppressed immune systems have higher risks of severe, post-operative infections that are difficult to control, and can result in additional surgery, prolonged antibiotic use, and even death.

For pancreatic cancer, the team saw signs of pancreatic cell death in the blood of about half of 42 patients; the group even distinguished cancer from pancreatitis — which also raised cell - free DNA levels in seven of 10 patients — by incorporating a test for a cancer mutation.

«Even for a mutation that happens one to two percent of the time, it could mean the difference between life and death for a patient.

The Stoke Oxygen Study looked at whether or not giving patients oxygen soon after their stroke could prevent further brain damage and reduce the risk of disability or even death.

However, relatively few sequences have been determined from patients in Liberia, even though this country had the highest number of Ebola - related deaths,» says senior study author Gustavo Palacios of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID).

Moreover, the worse the hospital - acquired anemia — or the more blood lost — the higher the risk of death or readmission, even after adjusting for other important factors, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers reported in a study involving 11,000 patients cared for in six hospitals.

«Many of these patients have suffered great harm, and even death as a result of using unproven stem cell therapies.

The risk of cardiovascular related illness and death is known to decrease after smoking cessation in patients with coronary heart disease, 40 reducing dramatically over the first three years, 41 but reducing the risk of developing lung cancer after smoking cessation generally takes longer.9 41 This review has found evidence that after lung cancer has been diagnosed, reductions in risk of developing a second primary or recurrence were associated with quitting within seven years, suggesting that, even at this stage, the prognostic outlook can be improved by smoking cessation.

The study found no significant difference between drug - eluting or bare - metal stents in either total patient deaths, nonfatal heart attacks, angina or even patient quality of life.

I personally would expect doctors dealing with patients on death row (sorry I know this sounds extreme) but as someone who's been diagnosed with terminal cancer & only given a short time to live (3 years), I would expect my doctor to be a bit more open to even discussing the possibilities of alternate therapies, but unfortunately my Oncologist won't even consider the options.

Antibiotics have been used extensively since the late 1940's to treat patients with infectious diseases and there is no doubt that these pharmaceutical drugs have greatly reduced the previously high rates of illness and death from even simple infectious disease.

JAMA even recently published an article discussing its utility in weight loss and type 2 diabetes, both closely related to several common cancers like breast and prostate cancer.9 This effect, in itself, may improve cancer outcomes since weight gain is associated with an increased risk of recurrence and death, thus the mediccal should seriously consider the ketogenic diet, periodic ketosis, or simply low - carb to help patients achieve and maintain a healthy weight and healthy metabolic status.10 After years of taking continuous shots for their views, the modern day pioneers like Jeff Volek are finally receiving some vindication.

All of these trials reported that among patients with heart failure — these are patients with heart failure, not even healthy patients — reducing salt consumption increased the risk of death.

Let's ask ourselves the following question: How many cats become ill or die from these species - inappropriate diets yet the patient's diet is never even questioned as a possible cause of the illness or death?

Some animals even have special skills that science can not explain, such as Oscar, a cat with a sixth sense for predicting the death of hospice patients.

A majority of the Court held that Slovenia's failure to provide an effective independent judicial system to determine responsibility for the death of a patient receiving medical treatment violated Article 2 even though the death itself took place before the Convention came into force in that state.

When patients suffer serious medical conditions or even death as a result of this reckless practice of medicine or dentistry, there's not only potential civil liability but also possible criminal liability.

The life of the patient can be impacted dramatically and can result in injuries that leave the victim with emotional trauma, psychological issues, permanent disability, and even death.

It states that the practice is «dangerous to public health» because «ghostwritten articles on rofecoxib [Vioxx] probably contributed to»... lasting injury and even deaths as a result of prescribers and patients being misinformed about risks.»»

Even the Quebec College of Physicians, the province's medical regulatory body, and the Federation of Medical Specialists are calling for guidelines for euthanasia in cases when a patient's death is imminent and inevitable.

But, even the most careful of medical professionals make mistakes that may result in a patient's injury or death.

About one in four nursing homes has been cited for the abuse (or even death) of patients, according to one estimate.

While most of the medication errors that occur have either little effect on the patient, others can cause permanent long - term injury, disability, or even death.

If not treated quickly, a patient may suffer permanent brain injury in Kentucky or even early death as a result of stroke misdiagnosis.

She did find that it was necessary to have evidence (even in the form of statements) from the physicians assessing the patient, but not necessarily the physician (s) who would actually provide the assistance in death as she felt that a «flexible» approach to the evidence should be taken.

When a person suffers complications, severe health problems down the line or even death as a result of dangerous prescription medicine, the patient or surviving family members may have grounds to seek legal compensation for the damages imposed on them.

Whether the medical error was a result of negligence or an act of omission, the patient could be subject to injury or even death.

The improper administration or inadequate supply of oxygen to a patient who is under sedation can cause paralysis, brain damage, and even death.

Even if the surgical error was below the standard of care as opined by a medical expert, the patient and lawyer must still prove that the error was the cause of the injury or death complained about.

Large numbers of patients, staff shortages, lack of medical equipment, a high stress environment, multitasking challenges, all contribute to errors and mistakes that may cause illness, injuries, or even death.

The innocent patient, unaware of the dangers and risks involved, may experience lifelong illnesses, severe permanent injuries, continual pain, organ damage, heart impairment, stroke or even death.