doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.04.016.
Epub 2007 Jun 20.
Refusal of care: the physician-patient relationship and decisionmaking capacity
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Refusal of care: the physician-patient relationship and decisionmaking capacity
Ann Emerg Med.
2007 Oct.
Abstract
Problems of refusal of care, among the most common ethical dilemmas in the emergency department, are also often the most difficult to resolve, pitting 2 conflicting duties, that of helping patients and that of respecting their autonomy, against each other. Using a case presentation as a backdrop, this article offers a practical approach to patients who refuse treatment, including assessment of decisionmaking capacity but emphasizing the role of trust, communication, and compromise in these cases.
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Upholding patient autonomy.Ann Emerg Med. 2008 May;51(5):682-3; author reply 683-4. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.11.039. Ann Emerg Med. 2008. PMID: 18436055 No abstract available.
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