Citation

Mosich V, Müller-Busch HC. Wien. Med. Wochenschr. 2014; 164(9-10): 184-188.

Vernacular Title

Suizid durch Intoxikation während einer mobilen palliativen Begleitung eines Patienten mit Bronchuskarzinom.

Affiliation

Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder in Wien, Johannes von Gott-Platz 1, 1020, Wien, Österreich, veronika.mosich@bbwien.at.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10354-014-0273-1

PMID

24733303

Abstract

Suicidal thoughts are a common phenomenon in palliative care which can be seen in around 10 % of the patients. There is very little knowledge about attempted and committed suicide. This article is a case report about a patient with lung cancer in a terminal state of illness who ingested drugs in a toxic dose while receiving palliative home care. This article deals with ethical issues in medical treatment and various ways of decision-making.

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