Challenges in Completing a Death Certificate after Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking (VSED). (Record no. 13269)
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| International Standard Serial Number | 1525-8610 |
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| Standard number or code | 10.1016/j.jamda.2023.06.022 [doi] |
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| Standard number or code | S1525-8610(23)00612-6 [pii] |
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| Original cataloging agency | Ovid MEDLINE(R) |
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| PMID | 37517807 |
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| Title | Challenges in Completing a Death Certificate after Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking (VSED). |
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| Source | Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2023 Jul 27 |
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| Abbreviated source | J AM MED DIR ASSOC. 2023 Jul 27 |
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| Journal name | Journal of the American Medical Directors Association |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Publication date | 2023 Jul 27 |
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| Publication status | aheadofprint |
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| Date added to catalog | 2023-10-04 |
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| Abstract | In recent years, health care providers and the general public in the United States have gained a greater awareness of Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking (VSED) as a last resort option to escape from unbearable suffering, thanks to a growing number of publications, books, and documentaries. However, the challenges and issues that can arise in completing a death certificate after VSED are not well described in literature. In this article, we first present an example case of VSED in which the death certificate was issued listing suicide as the manner of death by the medical examiner. Then, we describe the challenges and issues related to death certificates in VSED cases. Because there is no consensus on whether VSED is natural death or suicide, the death certificate may need to be referred to a medical examiner in many jurisdictions, potentially resulting in suicide being designated as the manner of death. Such designations can cause reticence in providers and institutions that might otherwise support patients who choose VSED but are concerned about the legal or reputational implications of enabling a "suicide" at their facility. A suicide designation may also contribute to moral distress in health care staff and impose emotional and practical burdens on the patient's surviving loved ones. We suggest that there are 3 approaches to addressing challenges and issues associated with death certificates after VSED: (1) navigate the existing system with guidance developed by professional organizations, (2) make a legal exemption, and (3) change the death certification system. Debate involving a wide variety of experts is warranted. Copyright © 2023 AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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| Institution | MedStar Washington Hospital Center |
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| Department | Center for Ethics |
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| Medline publication type | Journal Article |
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| Local Authors | Krohmal, Benjamin |
| Institution Code | MWHC |
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| All authors | Higuchi M, Krohmal BJ, Uemura T |
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| DOI | <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2023.06.022">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2023.06.022</a> |
| Public note | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2023.06.022 |
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