Bioetic View Regarding Termination of Medical Actions Brain Stem Dead Patients
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- 10.2991/978-2-38476-279-8_13How to use a DOI?
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- Bioethics; Medical Treatment; Brain Stem Dead
- Abstract
Discontinuation of medical treatment in patients with brain death (brain death) is often a dilemma in its implementation, considering the patient’s clinical condition, on the one hand the brain function has died but on the other hand the heart and lung functions are still running due to artificial aids (ventilators). thus causing the signs of death to appear to be faint. Doctors often don’t have the courage to pull out the ventilator in these patients.What is the bioethical view of discontinuing medical action in brain stem dead patients. Research is conducted with a purposeknowing the implementation of discontinuation of medical action in brainstem dead patients and knowing the bioethical view of discontinuing medical treatment of brainstem dead patients. Research with a normative juridical approach and descriptive analysis specifications. From the research results it is known thattermination of medical action in brain stem dead patients based on positive law in Indonesia is regulated in PMK No. 290 of 2008 concerning Approval of Medical Actions and PMK No. 37 of 2014 concerning Determination of Mortality and Utilization of Donor Organs. The bioethical view of discontinuing medical procedures for brain-stem dead patients, the actions of a doctor in carrying out his duty to treat a patient, are always aimed at curing his illness and saving his life. Indonesian Code of Medical Ethics (KEKI), chapter II number 9: “Doctor’s Obligations Towards Patients: A Doctor Must Always Bear In Mind The Obligation To Protect Human Life”.
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TY - CONF AU - Heri Heriyanto PY - 2024 DA - 2024/08/30 TI - Bioetic View Regarding Termination of Medical Actions Brain Stem Dead Patients BT - Proceedings of the International Conference on Law, Public Policy, and Human Rights (ICLaPH 2023) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 103 EP - 116 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-279-8_13 DO - 10.2991/978-2-38476-279-8_13 ID - Heriyanto2024 ER -