In Japan, the continuation of critical care at the end of life is a common practice due to the threat of legal action against physicians that may choose a palliative care approach. This is beginning to change due to public debate related to a series of controversial incidents concerning end-of-life care over the last decade. In this review we contrast and compare the history and evolution of end-of-life care in Japan vs. the USA and other Asian countries. Efforts by the Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine (JSICM) to establish better end-of-life care systems, as well as future directions in palliative care in Japan, are discussed.
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Makino, J., Fujitani, S., Twohig, B., Krasnica, S., & Oropello, J. (2014, February 18). End-of-life considerations in the ICU in Japan: Ethical and legal perspectives. Journal of Intensive Care. BioMed Central Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1186/2052-0492-2-9
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