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Do-not-resuscitation in Terminal Cancer Patient

말기암환자에서 심폐소생술금지

  • Kwon, Jung Hye (Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine)
  • 권정혜 (한림대학교 강동성심병원 혈액종양내과)
  • Received : 2015.08.12
  • Accepted : 2015.08.18
  • Published : 2015.09.01
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Abstract

For patients who are near the end of life, an inevitable step is discussion of a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order, which involves patients, their family members and physicians. To discuss DNR orders, patients and family members should know the meaning of the order and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) which includes chest compression, defibrillation, medication to restart the heart, artificial ventilation, and tube insertion in the respiratory tract. And the following issues should be considered as well: patients' and their families' autonomy, futility of treatment, and the right for death with dignity. Terminal cancer patients should be informed of what futility of treatment is, such as a low survival rate of CPR, unacceptable quality of life after CPR, and an irremediable disease status. In Korea, two different law suits related to life supporting treatments had been filed, which in turn raised public interest in death with dignity. Since the 1980s, knowledge of and attitude toward DNR among physicians and the public have been improved. However, most patients are still alienated from the decision making process, and the decision is often made less than a week before death. Thus, the DNR discussion process should be improved. Early palliative care should be adopted more widely.

환자가 죽음에 임박했을 때 환자, 보호자, 의사 사이에서 심폐소생술에 대한 논의는 피할 수 없는 주제이다. 환자가 회복 불가능한 말기의 암환자인 경우에는 환자의 품위 있는 죽음을 고려하여 심폐소생술을 시행하지 않음(Do-not-resuscitate, DNR)을 결정하게 된다. 그러나 DNR에 대한 선택은 환자와 보호자의 심폐소생술과 DNR의 의미 및 그 결과에 대한 이해를 바탕으로 한다. DNR에 대하여 환자, 보호자, 의료진이 상담을 할 때는 환자의 질환이 더 이상 치료가 불가능하며, 심폐소생술이 환자의 생명을 연장시키는 것이 아니라 죽음의 과정을 연장시키는 것이며, 심폐소생술 이후에 삶의 질이 급격히 나빠질 수 있는 상황이라는 합의가 필요하다. 충분한 이해는 환자 또는 보호자가 품위 있는 죽음을 위한 DNR을 선택하도록 한다. 국내에서는 DNR 자체 보다는 이미 생명유지장치를 가지고 있는 환자에서의 생명유지장치의 제거에 대한 법적인 문제가 2차례 발생하면서 사회적으로 품위 있는 죽음에 대한 일반 대중의 관심이 이전보다 증가하였다. 환자와 의료진을 대상으로 한 설문에서는 DNR에 대한 인식과 의지가 80년대에 비해 2000년대 초반에 이르러 상당히 증가하였으나, 실제 의료 현장에서는 DNR의 결정에 있어 환자가 직접 관여를 하는 경우는 많지 않았고 DNR 작성 시점과 사망 시점과의 시간 간격이 1주 이내로 환자가 관여를 하거나 임종시기의 의료를 결정하기에는 너무 짧은 문제가 있었다. 이러한 문제는 조기 완화의료의 확산을 통하여 개선이 가능할 것으로 생각된다. 일부에서는 DNR이라는 용어보다는 자연적인 죽음을 허용함(Allow-Natural-Death)이라는 용어로 바꾸어서 설명하는 것이 이해를 돕고 선택의 갈등을 줄인다는 보고를 하여 DNR 논의와 결정에 있어서 적절한 시기 이외에도 환자와 보호자에게 많은 어려움이 있다는 것을 보여 주고 있다. DNR은 말기암환자에서 품위 있는 죽음을 위해 고려해야 하는 사항이며, 임상에서 DNR이 잘 시행되도록 임상적, 제도적 노력이 필요하다.

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