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Who Should Decide When Palliative Surgery Is Justifiable?

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: No one person has the right or ability to make decisions about to whom or according to which criteria palliative surgery should be offered. Instead, patient and surgeon together must consider symptom severity, goals of care, and the value palliative surgery could add to the patient's health experience or quality of life.

Source: The AMA Journal of Ethic

DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.761

Authors: Joshua T. Cohen, Thomas J. Miner

Institution: Brown University

Language: English

Topic: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W3204065709