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Ethical considerations
D P Sulmasy1, D FitzGerald, J H Jaffin
1Division of General Internal Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC.
Critical Care Clinics
|October 1, 1993
Abstract:
The doctor's oath to serve the good of the patient requires the recognition that the patient's good consists of more than simply his or her biomedical health status. This article proposes a scheme for identifying the primary decision maker in clinical settings, particularly when the patient's own decision-making capacity is in question. A few of the many ethical controversies encountered in the practice of trauma medicine are examined and discussed.
Keywords:
Professional Patient Relationship