Limits of Patient Autonomy: Physician Attitudes and Practices Regarding Life-Sustaining Treatments and Euthanasia
Fried T, Stein M, O'Sullivan P, Brock D, Novack D. Limits of Patient Autonomy: Physician Attitudes and Practices Regarding Life-Sustaining Treatments and Euthanasia. JAMA Internal Medicine 1993, 153: 722-728. DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1993.00410060032006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient's requestPercent of respondentsPhysicians' attitudesClinical practicePatient autonomyDose of narcoticsLife-Sustaining TreatmentDifficult clinical decisionsLethal injectionLife-prolonging measuresRespiratory failureRespiratory compromiseIll patientsPatient deathPatientsPhysician's abilityClinical situationsClinical decisionMedical interventionsPhysiciansLife-sustaining medical interventionsDeathRespiratorsLife decisionsInjection