Publications by authors named "Piotr Aszyk"
Avoiding medical futility in patients dying in a hospital: a position statement of the Polish Society of Internal Medicine Working Group on Medical Futility at Internal Medicine Units. Part 1: A dying patient who is not legally incapacitated but is incapable of making informed decisions regarding treatment that is considered medically futile.
Wojciech Szczeklik Małgorzata Krajnik Jakub Pawlikowski Małgorzata Szeroczyńska Piotr Gajewski Piotr Aszyk
Pol Arch Intern Med
September 2023
INTRODUCTION In numerous countries legislation has been put in place allowing citizens to appoint persons authorized to make medical decisions on their behalf, should the principal lose such decision‑making capacity. OBJECTIVES The paper aimed to prepare a draft proposal of legal regulations introducing into Polish legislation the institution of the health care agent. PATIENTS AND METHODS The draft proposal has been grounded in 6 expertise workshops, in conjunction with several online debates.
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