Ann Suziedelis
Abstract
This essay examines (1) the underlying philosophical considerations when patients or decision makers request “inappropriate treatment”; (2) questions to consider in determining if the treatment sought would be ineffective, or, in the words of Weijer et al., effective toward a controversial end; and (3) practical ways to resolve such conflicts.
Suziedelis A. Requests for Inappropriate Treatment: Can A Doctors “Just Say ‘No'”? Health Care Ethics USA. 2005;13(1):E2