Life-or-Death Choice of Critically Ill Patients from the Perspective of Confucian Familism:Thinking on "Qiong Yao Incident" / 中国医学伦理学

ABSTRACT

"Qiong Yao incident" has triggered a discussion on the life-or-death choice in critically ill patients.Aimed at this problem,this paper analyzed the decision-making short cut of Confucian familism in Confucian life ethics,from the perspective of the implication of Confucian familism in medical ethics,the family consultation principle in medical decision making,the great significance of family-oriented medical decisions for patients and family members,and the family love in hospice care.In addition,it pointed out that hospice care in China is still in the preliminary exploration stage,so we should actively establish a road of hospice care which is suitable for China's national conditions.