A perfect storm: fear of litigation for end of life care.
If a person dies at the time they have been prescribed appropriate doses of medicines (including opioids), they may feel they have promoted that person's death. But for all doctors providing end-of-life care, there should not be the risk of undertreatment and providing less than effective palliative...
| Publicado en: | Medical Journal of Australia Vol. 212; no. 3; pp. 140 - 141 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , |
| Formato: | commentary Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Feb2020
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| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| Sumario: | If a person dies at the time they have been prescribed appropriate doses of medicines (including opioids), they may feel they have promoted that person's death. But for all doctors providing end-of-life care, there should not be the risk of undertreatment and providing less than effective palliative care because of concerns about legal sanctions. Opioid-related disorders, Medicolegal, Euthanasia. |
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