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In [[medicine]], '''dysthanasia''' means "bad death"<ref>{{cite journal | author = Kothari M, Mehta L, Kothari V | title = Cause of death--so-called designed event acclimaxing timed happenings. | journal = J Postgrad Med | volume = 46 | issue = 1 | pages = 43-51 | year = | id = PMID 10855082}} [http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2000;volume=46;issue=1;spage=43;epage=51;aulast=Kothari Free Full Text].</ref> and is considered a common fault of modern medicine :<ref>{{cite journal | author = Batchelor A, Jenal L, Kapadia F, Streat S, Whetstine L, Woodcock B | title = Ethics roundtable debate: should a sedated dying patient be wakened to say goodbye to family? | journal = Crit Care | volume = 7 | issue = 5 | pages = 335-8 | year = 2003 | id = PMID 12974961}} [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=270714 Free Full Text].</ref> | In [[medicine]], '''dysthanasia''' means "bad death"<ref>{{cite journal | author = Kothari M, Mehta L, Kothari V | title = Cause of death--so-called designed event acclimaxing timed happenings. | journal = J Postgrad Med | volume = 46 | issue = 1 | pages = 43-51 | year = | id = PMID 10855082}} [http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2000;volume=46;issue=1;spage=43;epage=51;aulast=Kothari Free Full Text].</ref> and is considered a common fault of modern medicine :<ref>{{cite journal | author = Batchelor A, Jenal L, Kapadia F, Streat S, Whetstine L, Woodcock B | title = Ethics roundtable debate: should a sedated dying patient be wakened to say goodbye to family? | journal = Crit Care | volume = 7 | issue = 5 | pages = 335-8 | year = 2003 | id = PMID 12974961}} [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=270714 Free Full Text].</ref> | ||
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Dysthanasia is a term generally used when a person is seen to be kept alive artificially in a condition where, otherwise, they cannot survive; typically for some sort of ulterior motive. The term was used frequently in the investigation into the death of Formula One driver Ayrton Senna in 1994. | Dysthanasia is a term generally used when a person is seen to be kept alive artificially in a condition where, otherwise, they cannot survive; typically for some sort of ulterior motive. The term was used frequently in the investigation into the death of Formula One driver Ayrton Senna in 1994. | ||
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In medicine, dysthanasia means "bad death"[1] and is considered a common fault of modern medicine :[2]
- With artificial ventilation, ventricular assist devices, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, it can be extremely difficult to die in a medical center with access to these advanced modalities of life support.
Dysthanasia is a term generally used when a person is seen to be kept alive artificially in a condition where, otherwise, they cannot survive; typically for some sort of ulterior motive. The term was used frequently in the investigation into the death of Formula One driver Ayrton Senna in 1994.
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- ↑ Kothari M, Mehta L, Kothari V. "Cause of death--so-called designed event acclimaxing timed happenings". J Postgrad Med. 46 (1): 43–51. PMID 10855082. Free Full Text.
- ↑ Batchelor A, Jenal L, Kapadia F, Streat S, Whetstine L, Woodcock B (2003). "Ethics roundtable debate: should a sedated dying patient be wakened to say goodbye to family?". Crit Care. 7 (5): 335–8. PMID 12974961. Free Full Text.