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Prehospital Thrombolysis: A Manual from Berlin
Published on: November 26, 2013
Assessing capacity and obtaining consent for thrombolysis for acute stroke
Jonathan Akinsanya1, Paul Diggory, Elizabeth Heitz
1Chambers of Anthony Berry QC, London.
Abstract:
When offering treatment to a patient with capacity they should be informed of the risks and benefits of therapy and consent should be obtained. For patients without capacity, treatment is given in their 'best interests'. Achieving and assessing capacity to consent for treatment in the presence of acute illness can be difficult and especially so in patients suffering with acute stroke. This article presents patients' and doctors' perspectives on assessing capacity to consent to thrombolytic therapy for stroke.
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