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Published on: January 15, 2017
Ethics and consent to treat issues in acute stroke therapy
Leonard M Fleck1, Oliver W Hayes
1Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences, C-208 East Fee Hall, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. fleck@msu.edu
Abstract:
Consent to treat with thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke presents an ethical dilemma for hospitals, physicians, patients, and their families. This article presents four aspects of this controversial topic and provides recommendations for conditions that allow for ethical consent to treat.
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