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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Main Authors: K. Kocańda, S. Głuszek, M. K. Szerla, M. Domagała
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:Patient Safety in Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13037-022-00337-6