纯粹的执行性复苏:将患者视为一个对象
1Department of Philosophy, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, USA.
Bioethics
|October 26, 2024
概括
纯粹的执行性复苏 (PPR) 或"慢代码"在伦理上受到争议. 虽然潜在地尊重关系,但PPR有可能使患者变得客观化,尽管有限的情况可能允许它.
科学领域:
- 生物伦理学生物伦理学
- 医学伦理 医学伦理
- 临床实践 临床实践
背景情况:
- 纯表演性复苏 (PPR),通常被称为"慢代码",是一种普遍但在道德上有争议的做法.
- 批评通常集中在欺骗和伤害上,而辩护则强调患者亲人和护理团队的象征性益处.
研究的目的:
- 分析支持和反对纯粹表演性复苏的伦理论据.
- 探索医疗治疗的象征性方面的道德意义.
- 确定在哪些条件下PPR可能在道德上是允许的.
主要方法:
- 对围绕慢代码的论点的伦理分析.
- 检查医疗实践中患者客观化概念的研究.
- 制定允许PPR的标准.
主要成果:
- 由于对患者的客观化和工具化,PPR表面上是错误的.
- 医学的象征性维度具有道德意义,无论是积极的还是消极的.
- 某些有限的条件可能会使PPR在道德上被允许,尽管它表面上是错误的.
结论:
- 慢代码引发了关于患者自主权和尊严的重大伦理问题.
- 医学中的象征价值必须仔细权衡与潜在的危害.
- 需要一个细微的伦理框架来评估纯粹的表演性复苏的允许性.
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