DISCONNECTING A VENTILATOR AT THE REQUEST OF A PATIENT WHO KNOWS HE WILL THEN DIE - THE DOCTORS ANGUISH

被引：53

作者：

EDWARDS, MJ ^{[1
]}

TOLLE, SW ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] OREGON HLTH SCI UNIV, CTR ETH HLTH CARE, L101, 3181 SW SAM JACKSON PK RD, PORTLAND, OR 97201 USA

来源：

ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE | 1992年 / 117卷 / 03期

关键词：

ETHICS; MEDICAL; VENTILATORS; RIGHT TO DIE; DECISION MAKING; LIFE SUPPORT CARE;

D O I：

10.7326/0003-4819-117-3-254

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

An awake ventilator-dependent patient asked to have the ventilator disconnected, knowing he would die. We share the conflicting feelings that arose from our respecting his wishes and our own emotional difficulties in sedating him, stopping the ventilator, and watching him die.

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页码：254 / 256

页数：3