[DOWNLOAD] ~ Medical Futility, Patient Autonomy, And Professional Integrity: Finding the Appropriate Balance. ~ by Health Matrix ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Medical Futility, Patient Autonomy, And Professional Integrity: Finding the Appropriate Balance.
- Author : Health Matrix
- Release Date : January 22, 2008
- Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 279 KB
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INTRODUCTION The question of who has the authority to make the final decision regarding withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining medical treatment has been the subject of debate for more than a generation. (1) This often emotional question over "pulling the plug" has prompted scholarly discourse, legal opinions, and popular media portrayals. (2) The initial debate focused on patient autonomy and patients refusing unwanted treatment. The more recent debate has focused on the other end of the spectrum where the patient or surrogate decision-maker is demanding treatments that the health care team believes futile or medically inappropriate. (3)
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