@article{ART003189424},
author={Jae Young Moon},
title={A Critical Care Physician’s Perspective on the Care Process and Death of a Terminal Cancer Patient},
journal={Korean Journal of Medical Ethics },
issn={2005-8284},
year={2025},
volume={28},
number={1},
pages={9-13}
TY - JOUR
AU - Jae Young Moon
TI - A Critical Care Physician’s Perspective on the Care Process and Death of a Terminal Cancer Patient
JO - Korean Journal of Medical Ethics
PY - 2025
VL - 28
IS - 1
PB - The Korean Society For Medical Ethics
SP - 9
EP - 13
SN - 2005-8284
AB - This article examines the care process and death of a terminal cancer patient from the perspective of a critical care physician, highlighting the challenges of making timely decisions about life-sustaining treatment. While the implementation of the Life-sustaining Treatment Decisions Act has faced criticism, it has significantly reduced conflicts over futile treatments that contradict the wishes of patients and families. Additionally, it has increased awareness among the public and medical professionals of the importance of dignity at the end of life. The case presented in this article reveals three important lessons regarding end-of-life care. First, patients with slowly progressive illnesses, such as metastatic cancer, present unique challenges to advance care planning due to the unpredictable nature of their disease trajectory and require early, structured, and ongoing conversations about their preferences. Second, properly conducted advance care planning fosters shared decision-making, aligns care with patients’ values, and ensures dignity at the end of life. Third, improving end-of-life care requires interdisciplinary collaboration, and institutional efforts to address barriers to advance care planning. To enhance the quality of healthcare and reduce moral distress among healthcare providers, this article calls for policies to integrate advance care planning into routine practice.
KW - advance care planning;death;dignity;intensive care units;quality of life
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Jae Young Moon. (2025). A Critical Care Physician’s Perspective on the Care Process and Death of a Terminal Cancer Patient. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 28(1), 9-13.
Jae Young Moon. 2025, "A Critical Care Physician’s Perspective on the Care Process and Death of a Terminal Cancer Patient", Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , vol.28, no.1 pp.9-13.
Jae Young Moon "A Critical Care Physician’s Perspective on the Care Process and Death of a Terminal Cancer Patient" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 28.1 pp.9-13 (2025) : 9.
Jae Young Moon. A Critical Care Physician’s Perspective on the Care Process and Death of a Terminal Cancer Patient. 2025; 28(1), 9-13.
Jae Young Moon. "A Critical Care Physician’s Perspective on the Care Process and Death of a Terminal Cancer Patient" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 28, no.1 (2025) : 9-13.
Jae Young Moon. A Critical Care Physician’s Perspective on the Care Process and Death of a Terminal Cancer Patient. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 28(1), 9-13.
Jae Young Moon. A Critical Care Physician’s Perspective on the Care Process and Death of a Terminal Cancer Patient. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics . 2025; 28(1) 9-13.
Jae Young Moon. A Critical Care Physician’s Perspective on the Care Process and Death of a Terminal Cancer Patient. 2025; 28(1), 9-13.
Jae Young Moon. "A Critical Care Physician’s Perspective on the Care Process and Death of a Terminal Cancer Patient" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 28, no.1 (2025) : 9-13.
