When Families Request That Everything Possible' Be Done  

Oleh:

Jecker, Nancy S. ; Schneiderman, Lawrence J.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy vol. 20 no. 2 (Apr. 1995), page 145-163.
Topik: Medical Futility; Medical Decision-Making; Palliative Care; Autonomy; Paternalism

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: MM80.4 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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The paper explores the ethical and psychological issues that arise when family members request that "everything possible" be done for a particular patient. The paper first illustrates this phenomenon by reviewing the well known case of Helga Wanglie. We proceed to argue that in Wanglie and similiar cases family members may request futile treatments as a means of conveying that (1) the loss of the patient is tantamount to losing a part of themselves; (2) the patient should not be abandoned or disvalued in any way; or (3) the patient is owed special obligations by virtue of the special relationship in which the family and the patient stand. We maintaian that families can best express these important message by caring for patients, rather than by making request for futile, health providers can best fulfill their professional oblogations by assuring patients' dignity and comfort, rather than by applying futile interventions.

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