Withholding and withdrawing life-prolonging medical treatment [[electronic resource] ] : guidance for decision making / / British Medical Association

• Pubblicazione: Malden, Mass. ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2007
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (142 p.)
• Disciplina: 179.7
• Soggetto topico: Terminal care - Great Britain; Life support systems (Critical care) - Great Britain; Medical ethics - Great Britain
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 118-122) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Withholding and Withdrawing Life-prolonging Medical Treatment: Guidance for decision making; Contents; Medical Ethics Committee; Editorial board for the third edition; Acknowledgements for the third edition; Introduction; Part 1: How to use this guidance; 1. Scope, purpose and structure of this guidance; Part 2: Defining key terms and concepts; 2. The primary goal of medicine; 3. Life-prolonging treatment; 4. Capacity and incapacity; 5. Duty of care; 6. Quality of life; 7. Benefit; 8. Harm; 9. Best interests; 10. Futility; 11. Basic care; 12. Artificial nutrition and hydration ; 13. Oral nutrition and hydration14. Foresight and intention; 15. Withholding or withdrawing treatment; 16. Conscientious objection; 17. Resource management; Part 3: Legal and ethical considerations that apply to all decisions to withhold or withdraw treatment; 18. Human Rights Act 1998; 19. Fairness and non-discrimination; 20. Communication; 21. Confidentiality; 22. Legal review; Part 4: Medical considerations that apply to all decisions to withhold or withdraw treatment; 23. Medical assessment; 24. Medical decision making; Part 5: Decision making by adults with capacity; 25. The law ; 26. Communication and informationPart 6: Decision making on behalf of adults who lack capacity; England and Wales; 27. Patients with a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA); 28. Patients with an advance decision about medical treatment; 29. Patients without a Lasting Power of Attorney or advance decision; 30. Patients in persistent vegetative state (pvs); Scotland; 31. Patients with a welfare power of attorney or welfare guardian; 32. Patients with an advance decision about medical treatment; 33. Patients without a welfare power of attorney or advance decision ; 34. Patients in persistent vegetative state (pvs)Northern Ireland; 35. Patients with an advance decision about medical treatment; 36. Patients without an advance decision about medical treatment; 37. Patients in persistent vegetative state (pvs); All UK jurisdictions; 38. Capacity and incapacity; 39. Communication and information; 40. Assessing best interests; 41. Dealing with disagreement; Part 7: Decision making by young people with capacity; 42. The law in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; 43. The law in Scotland; 44. Assessing capacity; 45. Communicating with young people ; 46. Dealing with disagreementPart 8: Decision making for children and young people who lack capacity; 47. The law; 48. Duties owed to babies and children; 49. Communicating with parents; 50. Assessing best interests; 51. Dealing with disagreement; Part 9: Once a decision has been reached; 52. Keeping others informed; 53. Recording and reviewing the decision; 54. Providing support; 55. Respecting patients' wishes after death; Appendix 1 Useful addresses; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: An authoritative book on one of the most fundamental and contentious issues for health care professionalsFully updated to include provisions of the Mental Capacity Act (April 2007); the latest policy on advance directives and the impact of the Human Rights Act on such decisionsProvides guidance on the appointment of welfare attorneys to make health care decisions once capacity is lostDiscusses recent cases, including Burke, baby MB, and WyattWritten by medical ethics professionals in consultation with the appropriate medical and legal experts and in agreement with the G
• Titolo autorizzato: Withholding and withdrawing life-prolonging medical treatment
• ISBN: 1-280-93271-6; 9786610932719; 0-470-75799-X; 1-4051-8146-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830344503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II