Healthcare Provider Limitation of Life-Sustaining Treatment without Patient or Surrogate Consent. Issue 3 (September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Courtwright, Andrew; Rubin, Emily
• Other Names: Sade Robert M. guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of law, medicine & ethics. Volume 45:Issue 3(2017)
• Page Start: 442
• Page End: 451
• Publication Date: 2017-09
• Subjects: Medical laws and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical ethics -- Periodicals; Jurisprudence -- Periodicals; Legislation, Medical -- Periodicals; Legislation, Nursing -- Periodicals; Ethics -- Periodicals; Forensic Medicine -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Societies -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation; Medical ethics; Medical laws and legislation; United States; Periodicals; 344.73041
• DOI: 10.1177/1073110517737544
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1073-1105

Abstract

In June 2015, the major North American and European critical care societies released new joint guidelines that delineate a process-based approach to resolving intractable conflicts over the appropriateness of providing or continuing LST.2 This article frames the new guidelines within the history, ethical arguments, legal landscape, and empirical evidence regarding limitation of LST without surrogate consent in cases of intractable conflict.