Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi / Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
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To evaluate the attitudes of Hong Kong Chinese teachers towards life-sustaining treatment in the dying patients. ⋯ The teachers in this survey appear to support the practice of withdrawing and withholding life-sustaining treatment in the dying patients when medical treatment is considered futile. Although patient autonomy in decision-making was supported by the greatest number of respondents, joint decision-making by the patient, family members, and doctors was also favoured by a substantial group. There was strong support for the use of advanced directives with respect to life-sustaining treatment.
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To measure the use, appropriateness, and safety of antithrombotic therapy in Hong Kong Chinese patients with atrial fibrillation. ⋯ This study found that antithrombotic use in a Hong Kong regional hospital for patients with atrial fibrillation was similar to that reported from western institutions. Complication and stroke rates were also comparable to the western data relating to usual clinical practice.