Open AccessIslamic perspective on end of life issues in persistent vegetative state patients - a case report
Author(s) -
Mohammad Yousuf Rathor,
Che Rosle Draman
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international medical journal malaysia/iium medical journal malaysia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.139
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2735-2285
pISSN - 1823-4631
DOI - 10.31436/imjm.v17i2.972
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , perspective (graphical) , islam , intensive care medicine , damages , psychiatry , limiting , pediatrics , law , mechanical engineering , philosophy , theology , artificial intelligence , computer science , political science , engineering
Persistent vegetative state (PVS) is a clinical condition of unawareness of self and environment with preserved sleep-wake cycles. Its clinical diagnosis can be a difficult unless a physician has adequate experience and expertise in evaluating neurological syndromes. Outcome is based on aetiology and age. Decisions on limiting life-sustaining treatment (LST) for these patients are emotionally and morally challenging. We present a case of a young boy who went into PVS following traumatic brain injury (TBI) with the aim to review some of the ethical issues regarding its management from Islamic perspective.