What Do We Owe to Patients Who Leave Against Medical Advice? The Ethics of AMA Discharges.

Autor:	Hendizadeh, Leenoy, Goodman-Crews, Paula, Martin, Jeannette, Weber, Eli
Předmět:	ADVICE HOSPITAL admission & discharge ETHICS MEDICAL care
Zdroj:	Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics; Summer2023, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p139-145, 7p
Abstrakt:	Discharges against medical advice (AMA) make up a significant number of hospital discharges in the United States, and often involve vulnerable patients who struggle to obtain adequate medical care. Unfortunately, much of the AMA discharge process focuses on absolving the medical center of liability for what happens to these patients once they leave the acute setting. Comparatively little attention is paid to the ethical obligations of the medical team once an informed decision to leave the acute care setting AMA has been made. Via a case narrative, we offer an ethical framework that we believe can help guide an ethically defensible AMA discharge process. By emphasizing our duty to provide the best care possible under the circumstances, we contend, our ethical obligations to promote the patient's best interests can still be met despite their decision to leave the acute setting against medical advice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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