Published
20 July 2021
  • Journal article

A best interest decision about life-sustaining treatment for a person with profound neurological injury following COVID-19 infection

Authors
O'Neill, Jennifer 
Source
Open Justice Court of Protection

Abstract

The case (in the ‘urgent hearings list’ on 14th July 2021) concerned the proposed withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from a lady in her mid-fifties (AH) who, having suffered severe neurological complications of COVID-19, may lack the capacity to make her own treatment decisions.  

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O'Neill, J. 2021, 'A best interest decision about life-sustaining treatment for a person with profound neurological injury following COVID-19 infection', Open Justice Court of Protection. http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/247070/

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Topics
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Primary care
Keywords
COVID-19 Intensive care Medical ethics Patient admission
Publisher
Open Justice Court of Protection
Source repository
University of Glasgow
Last updated: 16 June 2022
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