Các biến chứng pháp lý y tế liên quan đến việc thử nghiệm ngừng thở để xác định chết não

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry - Tập 15 Số 3 - Trang 417-428 - 2018
Lewis, Ariane1, Greer, David2
1Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, USA
2Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA

Tóm tắt

Gần đây, đã có một số vụ kiện tại Hoa Kỳ trong đó các gia đình phản đối việc thực hiện thử nghiệm ngừng thở để xác định tình trạng chết não. Các tòa án đã đưa ra những quyết định trái ngược trong các vụ việc này. Chúng tôi thảo luận về các biến chứng pháp lý y tế liên quan đến việc thử nghiệm ngừng thở mà các vụ kiện này làm nổi bật, và vị trí của chúng tôi là quyết định thực hiện thử nghiệm ngừng thở nên do các bác sĩ lâm sàng đưa ra, chứ không phải là gia đình, thẩm phán, hoặc bồi thẩm đoàn.

Từ khóa

#apnoea testing #brain death #medicolegal complications #clinical decision-making

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