Therapeutic adequacy: presentation of a hospital protocol

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Abstract

Therapeutic adequacy is defined as a medical decision shared with patients and family members and that seeks to adjust therapeutic and diagnostic resources appropriate to each care plan. This article aims to present a protocol on therapeutic adequacy implemented in a university hospital. This protocol
aims to guide practices of health professionals in the light of the bioethical, legal and clinical principles relevant to each case. It is concluded that the protocol can assist in the decisions to abstain or suspend certain treatment procedures of patients with severe, progressive and irreversible diseases.

Keywords:

Palliative care. Decision making, shared. Protocols. Bioethics.

Author Biographies

Melissa Agostini Lampert, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Médica Geriatra no Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria e Professora da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Ariel Eduardo Billig, Universidade de Santa Maria

Psicólogo, Mestrando em Gerontologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Luisiana Fillipin Onófrio, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Terapeuta Ocupacional do Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria

Grasiele Gallina Seeger, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria

Assistente Social do Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria
Vol. 30 No. 1 (2022): Revista Bioética 30(1)

Published:

2022-04-05

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Lampert MA, Billig AE, Onófrio LF, Seeger GG, Thomaz RP. Therapeutic adequacy: presentation of a hospital protocol. Rev. bioét.(Impr.). [Internet]. 2022 Apr. 5 [cited 2024 May 18];30(1). Available from: http://www.revistabioetica.cfm.org.br/revista_bioetica/article/view/2628