Death or Damnation: Surrogacy and Religious Beliefs
| Autor: | Steven J. Baumrucker, Russell W. Adkins, Laura Hutchinson, Lawrence Devereux, Matt Stolick, Angela Eastridge, Gregory T. Carter |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Blood transfusion Anemia medicine.medical_treatment Decision Making Declaration Hematocrit Best interests 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030502 gerontology medicine Humans Blood Transfusion Coma Jehovah's Witnesses medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General surgery General Medicine Femoral fracture medicine.disease Witness Brother humanities 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®. 36:740-745 |
| ISSN: | 1938-2715 1049-9091 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1049909118823189 |
| Popis: | MC is a 42-year-old female who was in a motor vehicle accident and suffered multiple contusions as well as a fracture of the left femur, pelvic ramus, and left orbit. Due to contusion of the brain, MC has been comatose for over a week and is on mechanical ventilation to protect her airway. There is no written declaration of surrogacy. During the admission, surgery to repair the left femoral fracture was performed and was complicated by severe blood loss. Currently, MC’s hematocrit is 24% with a hemoglobin of 7.4. The trauma team asserts that a blood transfusion would be in MC’s best interests. Since MC lacks capacity for decision making, she cannot consent to blood transfusion. Her parents are Jehovah’s Witnesses and refuse to approve blood transfusion, stating that it is against their faith. MC’s brother, however, states that MC is not a practicing Jehovah’s Witness and wants the medical team to provide the blood transfusion. The parents insist that decision making is their right; MC’s brother feels he should be making decisions. The trauma teams calls for an emergency consultation with the hospital ethics committee. |
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