"Euthanasia, Passive" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Failing to prevent death from natural causes, for reasons of mercy by the withdrawal or withholding of life-prolonging treatment.
| Descriptor ID |
D005066
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.905.199.500 E02.760.952.500 N02.421.585.905.199.625 N02.421.585.952.500
|
| Concept/Terms |
Euthanasia, Passive- Euthanasia, Passive
- Euthanasia, Negative
- Passive Euthanasia
- Allowing to Die
- Negative Euthanasia
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Euthanasia, Passive".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Euthanasia, Passive".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Euthanasia, Passive" by people in this website by year, and whether "Euthanasia, Passive" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
To return to the timeline, click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Euthanasia, Passive" by people in Profiles.
-
The impact of frailty on ICU and 30-day mortality and the level of care in very elderly patients (= 80 years). Intensive Care Med. 2017 Dec; 43(12):1820-1828.
-
Doctors can allow terminally ill baby to die after parents' appeal to European court fails. BMJ. 2017 06 28; 357:j3133.
-
Family that accused hospital of putting a "do not resuscitate" notice in patient's notes was in denial, says judge. BMJ. 2012 Dec 20; 345:e8635.
-
End-of-life decisions for newborn infants. Lancet. 2000 Sep 09; 356(9233):946.
-
Ruling on consent: protection for patients and doctors. BMJ. 1989 Feb 11; 298(6670):348-9.