Table 4 Entity responsible for patient decision making
From: A review of clinical ethics consultations in a regional healthcare system over a two-year timeframe
Entity | All consults (n = 103) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
n | % | ||
Surrogate decision maker | 24 | 23.3 | |
Health care agent | 19 | 18.5 | |
Guardian | 11 | 10.7 | |
Patient themselves | 23 | 22.3 | |
Not documented | 26 | 25.2 | |