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irreversible coma

irreversible coma Irreversible coma is a clinical state described as having no realistic chance of recovery.

Irreversible coma is a clinical state described as having no realistic chance of recovery. In the context of advance care planning, it is one of the conditions in which a person may choose in advance to forgo life-sustaining treatment or artificial nutrition and hydration.

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Drafting source: Wu Yi-Ling; Lin Tsai-Wen; Yang Chun-Yi; Wang Samuel Shih-Chih; Huang Sheng-Jean. Urban people’s preferences for life-sustaining treatment or artificial nutrition and hydration in advance decisions. 2024; DOI 10.1186/s12910-024-01060-w; article XML SHA-256 7e899cb647ce81e23c5d6efbd72578b2fcd399f2c5c650b2f4afad4e502bcd4d. “Urban people’s preferences for life-sustaining treatment or artificial nutrition and hydration in advance decisions” (10.1186/s12910-024-01060-w).
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