Ethical Consideration in Wound Treatment of the Elderly Patient.
Today, an advance in clinical medicine and public health has given patients the opportunity to live longer and more productive lives despite progressive illnesses. For some patients, however, this progress has resulted in prolonged dying which is associated with huge emotional and financial expenses. A review article is written based on proceedings of panel discussion on Ethical Consideration in wound treatment of the elderly patient on July 25, 2015, Baptist Wound Symposium at Marriot Northwest, San Antonio, Texas.
Department of family and community medicine, UTHSCA. Medical Director, NE Baptist Wound Healing Center, 8811 Village Drive, San Antonio, TX 78205, USA.
Prachi
P
Shah
Geriatric Medicine, Wellmed at Bulverde, 32665 Hwy 281 N, Suite 100, Bulverde, TX 78163, USA.
Thet Han
TH
Aung
Embrace Hospice, 8 Rue charles, San Antonio, TX 78217, USA.
Richard
R
Ferguson
Private Practice Peripheral Vascular Associates, 111 Dallas St., Ste. 200A, San Antonio, TX 78205, USA.
Gerardo
G
Ortega
NE Baptist Wound Healing Center, 8811 Village Drive, San Antonio, TX, 78217, USA.
Jayesh
J
Shah
Elderly care; Ethics; Geriatrics; Hospice; Pain management; Palliative care