Sentence examples for decision surrogates from inspiring English sources

Beyond providing physical support, caregivers may act as medical decision surrogates in a formal or informal capacity.

Severely-ill borderlines may have court-appointed guardians that will be enlisted in the consent process; however, in some cases in which the patient is his or her own guardian but seems incapable of making a rational decision, surrogate decision-makers could be considered.

In a 1997 decision, the surrogate of Nassau County agreed and appointed a guardian to administer the trust for the benefit of the chimps.

But for women such as Gao, the decision to surrogate isn't an ethical one: it provides her family with much-needed cash, even if there's an emotional cost.

Responsibility for making life-death decisions as surrogates weighs heavily [76, 95].

If required a substitute decision maker (surrogate) is nominated.

Responsibility for making life-death decisions as surrogates weighs heavily [ 76, 95].

It is at this time that the level of risk of the study under discussion is likely to be of importance in influencing decisions about surrogate consent [ 10].

Finally, discussing the advance decision with the surrogate and the patient does not improve the surrogate's accuracy.

Using an iterative process involving 48 critical illness survivors, family surrogate decision makers, and intensivists, we developed a Web-based decision aid addressing goals of care preferences for surrogate decision makers of patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation that could be either administered by study staff or completed independently by family members (Development Phase).

In my world, though, the "surrogate" decision makers are young parents of infants like Miracle.