Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Jul 2019 When There’s No One to Whom an Error Can Be Disclosed, How Should an Error Be Handled? Ryan G. Chiu When a patient is incompetent and unrepresented, alternative strategies must be implemented to document and try to rectify an error. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E553-558. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.553. Case and Commentary Aug 2008 Informed Refusal in the Emergency Department: Is It Really Informed? Matthew R. Lewin, MD, PhD The patient appears to have decision-making capacity, has head trauma, a headache despite intoxication, and is irritable—and she refuses a CT scan of the head. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(8):487-491. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.8.ccas1-0808.
Case and Commentary Jul 2019 When There’s No One to Whom an Error Can Be Disclosed, How Should an Error Be Handled? Ryan G. Chiu When a patient is incompetent and unrepresented, alternative strategies must be implemented to document and try to rectify an error. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E553-558. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.553.
Case and Commentary Aug 2008 Informed Refusal in the Emergency Department: Is It Really Informed? Matthew R. Lewin, MD, PhD The patient appears to have decision-making capacity, has head trauma, a headache despite intoxication, and is irritable—and she refuses a CT scan of the head. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(8):487-491. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.8.ccas1-0808.