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ArticleThe Indian journal of medical research2022

Institutional end-of-life care policy for inpatients at a tertiary care centre in India: A way forward to provide a system for a dignified death.

Sushma Bhatnagar, Swagata Biswas, Abhishek Kumar, Raghav Gupta, Riniki Sarma, Himanshu Prince Yadav, A R Karthik, Akshat Agarwal, Brajesh Kumar Ratre, Prashant Sirohiya

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  3. Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine and Indian Association of Palliative Care Expert Consensus and Position Statements for End-of-life and Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2024
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  4. Who Cares About Me? The Need of the Hour is to Improve Awareness and Quality of End-of-life Care Practices in Indian Intensive Care Units.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2023
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Sushma BhatnagarDepartment of Onco-Anaesthesia & Palliative Medicine, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Swagata BiswasDepartment of Onco-Anaesthesia & Palliative Medicine, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Abhishek KumarDepartment of Onco-Anaesthesia & Palliative Medicine, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Raghav GuptaDepartment of Onco-Anaesthesia & Palliative Medicine, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Riniki SarmaDepartment of Onco-Anaesthesia & Palliative Medicine, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Himanshu Prince YadavDepartment of Onco-Anaesthesia & Palliative Medicine, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
A R KarthikDepartment of Onco-Anaesthesia & Palliative Medicine, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Akshat AgarwalVidhi Center for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India.
Brajesh Kumar RatreDepartment of Onco-Anaesthesia & Palliative Medicine, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Prashant SirohiyaDepartment of Onco-Anaesthesia & Palliative Medicine, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

India has a high share in the global burden of chronic terminal illnesses. However, there is a lack of a uniform system in providing better end-of-life care (EOLC) for large patients in their terminal stage of life. Institutional policies can be a good alternative as there is no national level policy for EOLC. This article describes the important aspects of the EOLC policy at one of the tertiary care institutes of India. A 15 member institutional committee including representatives from various departments was formed to develop this institutional policy. This policy document is aimed at helping to recognize the potentially non-beneficial or harmful treatments and provide transparency and accountability of the process of limitation of treatment through proper documentation that closely reflects the Indian legal viewpoint on this matter. Four steps are proposed in this direction: (i) recognition of a potentially non-beneficial or harmful treatment by the physicians, (ii) consensus among all the caregivers on a potentially non-beneficial or harmful treatment and initiation of the best supportive care pathway, (iii) initiation of EOLC pathways, and (iv) symptom management and ongoing supportive care till death. The article also focuses on the step-by-step process of formulation of this institutional policy, so that it can work as a blueprint for other institutions of our country to identify the infrastructural needs and resources and to formulate their own policies.

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InpatientsTerminal CareHumansIndiaOrganizational PolicyTertiary Care Centersend-of-life careEOLC policyformulationimplementationIndiainstitution

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PMCPMC9629530

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