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Empowering the voiceless. Disorders of consciousness, neuroimaging and supported decision-making
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 Patients suffering from (Prolonged) Disorder of Consciousness are deemed incompetent to give valid informed consent due to the presumed impairment of their cognitive functions and the impossibility to communicate with them. Neuroscientists have, however,
Timo Istace, Timo Istace
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International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2019 Background Physicians are occasionally faced with patients requesting full resuscitation against medical advice. More commonly, neither patients nor their family members make such a request, but physicians simply presume that providing cardiopulmonary ...
Loukas Georgiou, Anastasios Georgiou
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‘When no means no’ – adolescent right to refuse an elective surgical procedure: A case study
Journal of Perioperative Nursing, 2017 At law, adults are presumed to have legal competency to provide consent for or refusal to consent to health care treatments unless they have cognitive impairment.
Julia Gilbert, Brigid Gillespie
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Medycyna PaliatywnaThe fundamental condition for the legality of a medical procedure is the consent of the patient or other persons authorized to make therapeutic decisions on their behalf. However, consent is not merely a formal act, but certain conditions must be met for
Rafał Kubiak +1 more
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A Case for an Opt-Out Organ Donation System in Canada
University of Ottawa Journal of Medicine, 2017 This commentary supports an ‘opt-out’ system for organ donation in Canada. To begin, it examines the state of organ donation in our country and presents both the ‘opt-in’ and ‘opt-out’ schemes.
Taylor Aust
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Consent in emergency psychiatry : a literature review
European Psychiatry, 2023 Introduction The fundamental principle of medical ethics is based on the principle of autonomy, of which consent is part, in addition to the right to information and the free choice of caregiver by the patient.
I. Katir +4 more
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Informing the Debate: Rates of Kidney Transplantation in Nations With Presumed Consent
, 2010 The kidney is the most common transplanted organ, accounting for almost all living donor transplantations and most deceased donor organ transplantations. The organ shortage has caused policymakers in many nations to debate the merits of adopting presumed
Kim, S Joseph +5 more
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Groningen Journal of International Law, 2013 Organ trafficking is perhaps the most obscure form of human trafficking. It is an international problem with transnational dimensions and involves the intersection between the world of organized crime, impoverished organ donors, sick recipients and ...
Alexis A. Aronowitz, Elif Isitman
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Voices in Bioethics, 2014 Organ transplantation brings up a myriad of bioethical issues, especially with regard to informed consent. In the US, an “opt-in” approach is practiced, in which patients’ organs will not be harvested unless they or their next-of-kin have provided ...
Louisa Howard
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common but often underrecognized complication in ischemic stroke patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy, particularly among those with pre‐existing renal impairment. This study evaluated the incidence, risk factors, and clinical impact of AKI in this high‐risk population.
Michał Borończyk +10 more
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