Ethical dilemmas in caring for a patient refusing amputation

Br J Nurs. 1993;2(21):1072-6. doi: 10.12968/bjon.1993.2.21.1072.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amputation, Surgical*
  • Ethical Theory
  • Ethics, Nursing*
  • Humans
  • Knee Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Male
  • Personal Autonomy
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / nursing*
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / psychology
  • Quality of Life
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Treatment Refusal*
  • Withholding Treatment