Monteiro Filipe
Serviço de Pneumologia do Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal.
Rev Port Pneumol. 2006 May-Jun;12(3):281-91. doi: 10.1016/s0873-2159(15)30431-1.
Dysthanasia or any of its synonyms is a consequence of excessive technical science, without any reasonable chance of achieving a therapeutic benefit for the patient. Medical futility is a distressing ethical dilemma of intensive care medicine. Its recognition has led to a precept support in various institutions and organizations. Not withdrawing or withholding mechanical ventilation in certain circumstances can be considered as a paradigmatic model of medical futility. The understanding of this posture implies a philosophical approach and reflexion of medical practice.
消极安乐死或其任何同义词都是过度技术科学的结果，对患者没有任何实现治疗益处的合理机会。医疗无效是重症监护医学中令人痛苦的伦理困境。对它的认识已在各种机构和组织中得到了一项原则支持。在某些情况下不撤掉或不停止机械通气可被视为医疗无效的典型模式。对这种态度的理解意味着对医疗实践进行哲学层面的探讨和思考。
