Citation

Crisci C. J. Med. Ethics 1995; 21(5): 277; discussion 278-280.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/jme.21.5.277

PMID

8558541

PMCID

PMC1376774

Abstract

This paper tells the story of a doctor in a vegetative state. The approach towards him is quite different from that towards a common patient. The other physicians cannot deal with this situation with the necessary open mind.

Language: en

Keywords

Curare; Death and Euthanasia; Drug Overdose; Ethics, Medical; Euthanasia, Passive; Friends; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Interprofessional Relations; Life Support Care; Male; Persistent Vegetative State; Physician Impairment; Professional Patient Relationship; Suicide, Attempted; Withholding Treatment