Holding the Hospital Hostage

Yates, Ferdinand D.

doi:10.1080/15265160601171879

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“…Previous studies have outlined some of the major issues and ethical conflicts that arise in the setting of discharge planning (Milliken et al 2018 ; Swidler et al 2007 ; Yates 2007 ) for patients on lower acuity units. Issues pertaining to lack of insurance or accepting facility, patient or surrogate refusal of safe discharge plan, and disruptive patient behavior preventing facility acceptance were some of the most frequently observed consultations in our study, which appears similar to other reports in the literature.…”

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Ethics Consultation in Surgical Specialties

2021

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Multiple studies have been performed to identify the most common ethical dilemmas encountered by ethics consultation services. However, limited data exists comparing the content of ethics consultations requested by specific hospital specialties. It remains unclear whether the scope of ethical dilemmas prompting an ethics consultation differ between specialties and if there are types of ethics consultations that are more or less frequently called based on the specialty initiating the ethics consult. This study retrospectively assessed the incidence and content of ethics consultations called by surgical vs. non-surgical specialties between January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2018 using our RedCap Database and information collected through the EMR via our Clinical and Translational Science Center. 548 total ethics consultations were analyzed (surgical n = 135, non-surgical n = 413). Our results demonstrate that more surgical consults originated from the ICU, as opposed to lower acuity units (45.9% vs. 14.3%, p ≤ 0.001), and surgical patients were more likely to have a DNR in place (37.5% vs. 22.2%, p = 0.002). Surgical specialties were more likely to call about issues relating to withholding/withdrawing life-sustaining treatment (p ≤ 0.001), while non-surgical specialties were more likely to call about issues related to discharge planning (p = 0.001). There appear to be morally relevant differences between consults classified as the “same” that are not entirely captured by the usual ethics consultations classification system. In conclusion, this study highlights the unique ethical issues experienced by surgical vs. non-surgical specialties. Ultimately, our data can help ethics consultation services determine how best to educate various hospital specialties to approach ethical issues commonly experienced within their field.

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Ethics Consultation in Surgical Specialties

2021

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“…In patients with complicated medical and psychiatric illnesses, without forethought and planning, discharge from the hospital can be delayed for days and sometimes weeks if insufficient resources are not gathered early in the course of the admission. 30 Among these, the input of specialty services is clearly vital in the management of patients with multiple comorbidities, but the primary team is in the unique position of advocating for and representing the patient if and when disagreement or conflict arises.…”

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From “I'm not staying!” to “I'm not leaving!”: ethics, communication, and empathy in complicated medical discharges

Alfandre

2008

Mount Sinai J Medicine

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Complex Hospital Discharges: Justice Considered

Schlairet

2013

HEC Forum

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How do we respond to the patient who no longer needs inpatient care but refuses to leave the hospital? Complex hospital discharges commonly involve consideration of legal, financial, clinical, and practical issues. Yet, the ethical and contextual issues embedded in complex inpatient discharges are of concern and have not received adequate attention by medical ethicists. The aim of this work is to encourage clinicians and administrators to incorporate a justice rubric when approaching inpatient discharge dilemmas. This paper presents justice as the ethical principle most neglected in situations involving complex discharges and suggests that a justice focused lens allows clinicians and administrators to move beyond notions of patient autonomy in crafting morally responsible hospital discharge decisions that reflect efficient stewardship of an appropriate share of medically indicated services. This issue deserves additional attention from medical ethicists in the future.

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Holding the Hospital Hostage

Cited by 6 publications

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Ethics Consultation in Surgical Specialties

Ethics Consultation in Surgical Specialties

From “I'm not staying!” to “I'm not leaving!”: ethics, communication, and empathy in complicated medical discharges

Complex Hospital Discharges: Justice Considered

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