Brain death
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 19 Brain death Robert B. Schonberger and Stanley H. Rosenbaum The Case A 35-year-old patient is comatose following a drowning. The treating neurologist has found the patient to…
Discontinuing pacemakers, ventricular assist devices, and implanted cardioverter-defibrillators in end-of-life care
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 18 Discontinuing pacemakers, ventricular assist devices, and implanted cardioverter-defibrillators in end-of-life care Cynthiane J. Morgenweck The Case Mr. K is a 59-year-old who was diagnosed with idiopathic ventricular…
Surgical interventions near the end of life: “therapeutic trials”
Figure 16.1 Functional reserve is needed when a person faces a stressful situation. As persons age, they draw on their functional reserve to maintain relatively normal function, and as a…
The principle of double effect in palliative care: euthanasia by another name?
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 15 The principle of double effect in palliative care: euthanasia by another name? Denise M. Dudzinski The Case Mrs. Ryan was a 58-year-old woman with widely metastatic breast…
Informed consent for preoperative testing: pregnancy testing and other tests involving sensitive patient issues
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 14 Informed consent for preoperative testing: pregnancy testing and other tests involving sensitive patient issues Gail A. Van Norman The Case A healthy 15-year-old girl presents for elective…
Communitarian values in medical decision-making: Native Americans
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 13 Communitarian values in medical decision-making: Native Americans Susan K. Palmer The Case An anesthesiologist approaches the bedside of a young Native American woman to complete a pre-anesthetic…
Consent and cultural conflicts: ethical issues in pediatric anesthesiologists’ participation in female genital cutting
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 12 Consent and cultural conflicts: ethical issues in pediatric anesthesiologists’ participation in female genital cutting Maliha A. Darugar, , Rebecca M. Harris and Joel E. Frader The Case…
The use of ethics consultation regarding consent and refusal
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 11 The use of ethics consultation regarding consent and refusal Susan K. Palmer The Case A 63-year-old female unconscious patient involved in an MVA was brought urgently to…
Ethical use of restraints
diversion, music, reorientation, enhanced comfort, and reduction of light and noise stimulation. At the same time, clinicians should treat potential medical sources of agitation such as hypoxemia, hypercarbia, electrolyte disorders,…
Consent for anesthesia for procedures with special societal implications: psychosurgery and electroconvulsive therapy
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 9 Consent for anesthesia for procedures with special societal implications: psychosurgery and electroconvulsive therapy Sadek Beloucif The Case A 20-year-old patient suffers from severe psychiatric disorders (agitation, hetero-aggressivity,…
