Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004. Case and Commentary May 2016 What is an Emergency Ethics Consultation? Jeremy R. Simon, MD, PhD Emergency medical consultations share with other emergencies the need for prompt action, potentially without information or tools ordinarily available. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):479-484. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.ecas1-1605. Case and Commentary Jun 2010 Taking No for an Answer: Refusal of Life-Sustaining Treatment Stephanie Cooper, MD, MS If treatment may prolong death rather than saving a life, physicians must honor the informed refusal of life-sustaining intervention. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(6):444-449. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.6.ccas2-1006.
Case and Commentary Dec 2020 Should a Patient Who Is Pregnant and Brain Dead Receive Life Support, Despite Objection From Her Appointed Surrogate? Daniel Sperling, SJD Lack of ethical, legal, and clinical consensus about best practice sometimes combines with a poor clinical evidence base. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E1004-1009. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1004.
Case and Commentary May 2016 What is an Emergency Ethics Consultation? Jeremy R. Simon, MD, PhD Emergency medical consultations share with other emergencies the need for prompt action, potentially without information or tools ordinarily available. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(5):479-484. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.ecas1-1605.
Case and Commentary Jun 2010 Taking No for an Answer: Refusal of Life-Sustaining Treatment Stephanie Cooper, MD, MS If treatment may prolong death rather than saving a life, physicians must honor the informed refusal of life-sustaining intervention. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(6):444-449. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.6.ccas2-1006.