EXPLORING THE LIMITS OF AUTONOMY

被引:4
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作者
Shuman, Andrew G. [2 ]
Barnosky, Andrew R. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Michigan, Sch Med, Taubman Hlth Care Ctr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[2] Univ Michigan, Med Ctr, Adult Eth Comm, Ann Arbor, MI USA
[3] Univ Michigan, Med Ctr, Dept Emergency Med, Ann Arbor, MI USA
来源
JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE | 2011年 / 40卷 / 02期
关键词
autonomy; physician-patient relationship; epidural hematoma; INFORMED-CONSENT; CAPACITY; EMERGENCY;
D O I
10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.02.029
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Background: The ethical principle of autonomy is explored as it applies to situations in which patients' capacities to make decisions are questionable. Case Report: A 40-year-old man presented to the Emergency Department with an epidural hematoma, and refused to undergo emergent surgical treatment. Considering the acutely life-threatening nature of his problem and the inability to confirm the patient's capacity in the presence of a traumatic brain injury, the decision was made to proceed with emergent surgical treatment without consent. Discussion: The concept of conditional autonomy is introduced, defined, and employed to defend the process whereby a select group of patients may be treated without full knowledge of their wishes. (C) 2011 Elsevier
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页码:229 / 232
页数:4
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