The Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine, Japanese Association for Emergency Medicine, Japanese Circulation Society, and Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine have proposed new guidelines for determining when to end life-sustaining treatment for patients.
Comments on Joint Guidelines of Four Societies Regarding the Termination/Withholding of Life-Supporting Treatment in Emergency and Intensive Care are open until March 27, 2026.
Since the establishment of the current guidelines, advances in medical technology have enabled the support of seriously ill patients. But there have been instances where this support does not align with patients' preferences. The proposed new guidelines focus on procedures for deciding whether to continue treatment after discussions with patients and their families.
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