Emergency department patients who leave after voluntary discharge or without discharge: a challenge with ethical, medical, and legal implications

Emergencias. 2018;30(6):433-436.

[Article in English, Spanish]

Authors

Oriol Yuguero Torres¹, Rosa M Pérez Pérez¹

Affiliation

¹ Institut de Rercerca Biomèdica de Lleida (IRBLLEIDA), Lleida, España. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Lleida, Lleida, España. Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova de Lleida, España.

PMID: 30638350

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Emergency Service, Hospital* / ethics
Emergency Service, Hospital* / legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Patient Discharge* / legislation & jurisprudence
Personal Autonomy
Spain
Treatment Refusal* / ethics
Treatment Refusal* / legislation & jurisprudence