Consent in the face of death
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ArticleAbstract
While the traditional model of consent is supported by codes and theories of ethics, is enshrined in law, and provides the core of health policy and clinical governance, it is unclear how accurately it reflects clinical practice and in particular how accurately it accounts for edition-making in 'high-risk' situations where patients are critically ill and facing death.While the traditional model of consent is supported by codes and theories of ethics, is enshrined in law, and provides the core of health policy and clinical governance, it is unclear how accurately it reflects clinical practice and in particular how accurately it accounts for edition-making in 'high-risk' situations where patients are critically ill and facing death.
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2019-01-29Publisher
WileyLicence
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"This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Scanlan, C. L., Stewart, C. and Kerridge, I. (2019), Consent in the face of death. Intern Med J, 49: 108-110. doi:10.1111/imj.14173 which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.14173. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions."Faculty/School
Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney Health EthicsCitation
Scanlan, C. L., Stewart, C. and Kerridge, I. (2019), Consent in the face of death. Intern Med J, 49: 108-110. doi:10.1111/imj.14173Share