"Refusal to Treat" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Refusal of the health professional to initiate or continue treatment of a patient or group of patients. The refusal can be based on any reason. The concept is differentiated from PATIENT REFUSAL OF TREATMENT see TREATMENT REFUSAL which originates with the patient and not the health professional.
| Descriptor ID |
D016079
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.233.727.605 N05.300.100.675
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Refusal to Treat" by people in Profiles.
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Can a Surgeon Refuse to Operate When an Advance Directive Limits Postoperative Care? Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Oct; 102(4):1046-50.
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Ethical obligation of surgeons to noncompliant patients: can a surgeon refuse to operate on an intravenous drug-abusing patient with recurrent aortic valve prosthesis infection? Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Jul; 88(1):1-8.