Balancing Patient and Societal Interests in Decisions About Potentially Life-Sustaining Treatment

ConclusionOf the policies that addressed resource allocation, this review found broad agreement about the existence of doctors ’ duties to consider the stewardship of scarce resources in decision-making. However, there was disparity in the guidance about how to reconcile competing duties to patient and society. There is a need to better address the difficult and confronting issue of the role of scarce resources in decisio ns about life-sustaining treatment.
Source: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry - Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research