Research Catalog

Title

At death's door : end of life stories from the bedside / Sebastian Sepulveda and Gini Graham Scott.

Author

Sepulveda, Sebastian, 1960-

Publication

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

Scott, Gini Graham.

Description

v, 271 pages; 24 cm

Summary

"At Deaths Door: End of Life Stories from the Bedside tells the powerful story of Sebastian Sepulvedas experiences in working with patients at the end of their lives. In some cases, death came quickly, after the patient was first diagnosed with a terminal condition and entered the hospital. In other cases, patients had a long, progressive illness that got increasingly worse over the months or years until they were in their final days. In some cases, patients were able to fight off death for many years. Hard decisions are often madewhether to resuscitate or not, whether to choose hospice or not, who makes the decisions when a patient cannot, and whose decision to follow when several family members are involved in decision making. Written from the perspective of a medical doctor from years of experience, this personal approach to the end of life explores the many options available to patients and their families and reveals how real people have come to those decisions, and how they play out. With insight and sensitivity, Sepulveda offers families an important window into how life can end with compassion, care, control, and dignity. At Deaths Door features over fifty stories drawn from Sepulvedas experience as a doctor dealing with these patients and families. As states debate the legality of assisted suicide and other end of life rights, real people make real decisions every day regarding end of life. Their stories come to life in these pages, and readers with similar concerns will find relief, comfort, and company as they face these decisions themselves." -- Amazon.com.

Subject

• Advance Directives
• Death > Planning > Popular works
• Medical ethics > Popular works
• Right to Die
• Right to die > Popular works
• Terminal Care
• Terminal care > Popular works

Genre/Form

Popular Work

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Caring for end-of-life patients -- Correcting common misconceptions -- Close family, clear mind -- Alone and in denial -- Laughing 'til the end -- Complications -- Keeping it simple -- Death in the ICU Unit -- Dealing with dementia -- Family, culture, and religion -- A lack of understanding -- Legal considerations -- A question of when -- Denial, disagreement, and a change of heart.

ISBN

• 9781442273344
• 1442273348

LCCN

^^2016032742

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library