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Persona y Bioética
versión impresa ISSN 0123-3122versión On-line ISSN 2027-5382
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VALLEJO, Laura I. et al. Evaluating the Knowledge and Practice of Limitation of Therapeutic Effort in Health Workers at a Health Care Institution for Cancer Patients in Medellín, 2018. pers.bioét. [online]. 2020, vol.24, n.2, pp.177-187. Epub 27-Nov-2020. ISSN 0123-3122. https://doi.org/10.5294/pebi.2020.24.2.5.
Limitation of therapeutic effort (LTE) is any action that involves suspending or not initiating medical treatment or therapeutic measures in patients who will not receive any clinical benefit. In Latin America, some research has proven a lack of familiarization and disagreement with the subject and its practices. The present study tried to objectify the knowledge of LTE of healthcare personnel at an institute in Medellín using a self-administered survey that allowed conducting a cross-sectional descriptive study with non-probabilistic sampling. Within the results, 56.5 % of respondents understood the concept of LTE, and 90 % applied it actively. However, there were discrepancies regarding the core concepts of the definition and practice.
Palabras clave : Medical oncology; medical ethics; bioethical issues; personal autonomy.