We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer?
- Authors
Hulkower, Adira; Garijo-Garde, Sarah; Flicker, Lauren S.
- Abstract
Unrepresented patients (also referred to as unbefriended, patients alone, patients without proxy, or isolated patients) are among the most vulnerable persons entering the health care system. Legislation concerning these patients varies across the United States, resulting in disparities in care. For example, the statutory definition of who is unrepresented varies. In some states, clergy or close friends may act as surrogates; in other states, they cannot do so. Available end-of-life options also differ, creating significant disparities in end-of-life care for these patients.
- Subjects
UNITED States; GUARDIAN &; ward; TERMINAL care laws; CLERGY; HEALTH services accessibility; HEALTH status indicators; HEMODIALYSIS; METASTASIS; RENAL cell carcinoma; LEGAL status of cancer patients; AT-risk people; DISEASE complications
- Publication
AMA Journal of Ethics, 2019, Vol 21, Issue 7, p575
- ISSN
2376-6980
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/amajethics.2019.575