Anesthesiology Ethics  

Oleh:

Norman, Gail A. Van

Jenis: Article from Books - E-Book
Dalam koleksi: The Cambridge Textbook of Bioethics, page 454-461.
Topik: Anesthesiology Ethics; Competent Patient; Law; Policy; Physician Participation
Fulltext: Anesthesiology Ethics.pdf (290.87KB)

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Mrs. C is an 86-year-old woman with metastatic colon cancer, scheduled for surgery for bowel obstruction. She is hypotensive and tachycardic. She agrees to invasive monitoring but does not want to be resuscitated if her heart stops in the operating room. Her surgeon argues not to place invasive monitors because she is a ‘‘no code.’’ Mr. D is scheduled to be executed for the rape and murder of a child in the state of Missouri. He appeals his sentence on the grounds that lethal injection subjects the prisoner to potential prolonged suffering during the execution process. A court rules that an anesthesiologist must be present to assure unconsciousness before administration of the paralytic agent and potassium. The ruling states that the anesthesiologist must personally mix the drugs and administer them, or directly supervise their administration.

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