El sistema ecuatoriano y la aplicación de eutanasia y distanasia

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Euthanasia comes etymologically from the word “eu” which means good and “tanathos” which is called death; This is how it is described in the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy and is defined as the action and omission used to avoid causing suffering to terminally ill patients in order to hasten their death with or without their consent. Instead, dysthanasia is called with its etymology of "dis" which means bad and "tanathos" means death; It has also been pointed out as a “therapeutic obstinacy” or “therapeutic cruelty”. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the medicolegal aspects in euthanasia and dysthanasia through the bibliographic review in the last 5 years in the database of high impact scientific articles, which allows medical personnel according to protocols to direct the patients they choose. qualify for this intervention. METHODOLOGY: This is a retrospective descriptive study carried out through a bibliographic review in the scientific bases of SCIELO, EBSCO, PUBMED, MESH, for the extraction of qualitative information, compiling information on euthanasia and dysthanasia. CONCLUSION: The legalization of euthanasia in Ecuador must be analyzed in depth, where issues can be addressed based on the wishes of a terminally ill patient who has been evicted and an analysis of the circumstances of the exposure before suffering and how much impact it has on your life.