När patienten vill ha behandling som vi inte tror är den optimala
Engelsk titel: A common ethical dilemma in the clinical setting concerns the trade-off between beneficence and respecting patients’ autonomy
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Författare:
Björk, Joar
Email: joar.bjork@kronoberg.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 9
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 19110257
Sammanfattning
This article highlights a special subtype of this dilemma, in which the patient requests a treatment that the physician judges to be substandard. Reasons for and against providing substandard treatment in the name of patient autonomy are presented and discussed. It is suggested that physicians carefully consider the risk of crowding out of other patients if substandard treatment is provided.