Cognitive functioning as a contraindication to organ transplant surgery: Dilemmas encountered in medical decision making
- 1 December 1996
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
- Vol. 3 (4), 413-422
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01994023
Abstract
A case is presented to illustrate some of the difficulties encountered when providing psychological consultation to evaluate the readiness of patients for pediatric heart-lung transplantation. The outcome of complex medical decision making can often hinge on information provided by the psychological consultant who is attempting to simultaneously serve the needs of the patient as well as the transplant team. Ethical dilemmas frequently arise when medical decision making is driven by limited health care resources and cost constraints. The utility of cognitive functioning as a variable in pediatric transplant decision making is discussed. Recommendations are made for further work in this area on both conceptual and empirical grounds to guide the integration of psychological information into transplant decision making as health care delivery continues to evolve in the future.Keywords
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