Ethical justification in medical futility and advanced medical directive from the Islamic perspective

• Main Authors: Osman, Ariff, Che Mohamad, Che Anuar, Mohd Azaman, Faizatul Najihah, Abd Ghani, Muhamad Rasydan, Shahar, Mohammad Arif, Md Tahir, Mohd Faiz, Abdul Rahim, Muhamad Shahrir, Mahmud, Mek Wok, Mohamad, Hasbullah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018
• Subjects: BP1 Islam; R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/68715/1/Medical%20futility%20and%20advanced%20mdical%20directive.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/68715/; http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/download/vol_17_no_3_supp_1/MRS2018-73.pdf

Introduction: Medical futility and advanced medical directive are related issues in end-of-life medical decisions that present challenge to doctors and patients in terminal condition and to doctors and family members of patients who are critically ill in the ICU. Materials and Methods: A qualitative...