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Medical Ethics
Bioethics
Clinical Decision-Making

Background:

Patients with diminished decisional capacity often require surrogate decision-makers.
The substituted judgment standard is the prevailing ethical framework for surrogate decision-making.
Advance directives and clear communication of patient wishes are frequently absent.

Purpose of the Study:

To critically evaluate the substituted judgment standard in surrogate decision-making.
To identify the limitations and ethical challenges of the "what would the patient choose?" question.
To advocate for an alternative framework for making treatment decisions for incapacitated patients.

Main Methods:

Ethical analysis of the substituted judgment standard.
Examination of the moral salience and determinacy of patient choice.
Conceptual critique of the "what would the patient choose?" question.

Main Results:

The substituted judgment standard's application can be ethically problematic.
Determinate answers to "what would the patient choose?" may not align with underlying patient values.
Often, there is no determinate answer to what an incapacitated patient would choose.

Conclusions:

The "what would the patient choose?" question is an inadequate basis for surrogate decision-making.
The limitations of substituted judgment highlight the need for a revised ethical approach.
A new decision-making standard is required to better serve incapacitated patients' best interests.