Sentence examples for appointed surrogate from inspiring English sources

Because patients in the ICU setting are frequently unable to state their preferences and wishes [ 18- 20], family members or another appointed surrogate must act on their behalf [ 1, 24], further enlarging the group that must be considered.

We do that by allowing (and encouraging) our appointed surrogates to face danger on our behalf and survive.

Because safeguarding the patient's autonomy often requires open discussion of the patient's condition with appointed surrogates [ 2, 3], physicians have ethical duties to provide surrogates with complete and accurate information on which to base their decisions.

In cases where the patient has left a living will or has appointed a surrogate to act on his behalf, the path is clear.

Results 154 of the 309 patients were randomised to advance care planning, 125 (81%) received advance care planning, and 108 (84%) expressed wishes or appointed a surrogate, or both.

Appointing a surrogate is important 13 22 34 35 41 as it increases concordance between the wishes of a patient and the surrogate's knowledge of those wishes 35 39 45 and diminishes the sense of burden when end of life decisions are required.

Mr. Levy has gotten a jump on this last problem by sitting as a trustee on the board of the School Construction Authority instead of appointing a surrogate, as previous chancellors have done.

Depending on the state she resides in, a health care proxy/durable power of attorney for health care enables her to appoint a surrogate decision maker to serve as health care agent only in case she is unable to speak for herself.

Voluntary counseling sessions as part of a Medicare beneficiary's annual physical could lead a senior, healthy or ill, to equip himself or herself with an advanced medical directive ("living will") and complete a durable power of attorney appointing a surrogate to make medical decisions in case of incapacity.

In this case unfortunately, the patient specifically declined to appoint a surrogate decision-maker.

†Advance care planning discussion held but patient elected not to appoint a surrogate or express any wishes.