Respect for illiterate or unconscious patient’s autonomy as a requirement for the legality of medical procedures in the polish healthcare system: a case report and review of the literature
Abstract According to the Polish law, each patient has the right to refuse to consent to a medical procedure, even if the refusal concerns a life-saving procedure. It may be difficult for a physician to accept this kind of decision. In each case, however, medical intervention requires patient’s cons...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-08-01
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Series: | Patient Safety in Surgery |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13037-022-00337-6 |