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CLINICAL MEDICINE
Volume 9, Issue 3, Pages 239-241Publisher
ROY COLL PHYS LONDON EDITORIAL OFFICE
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.9-3-239
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acute illness; capacity; consent; thrombolysis for acute stroke
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When offering treatment to a patient with capacity they should be informed of the risks and benefits of therapy and consent should be obtained. For patients without capacity, treatment is given in their 'best interests'. Achieving and assessing capacity to consent for treatment in the presence of acute illness can be difficult and especially so in patients suffering with acute stroke. This article presents patients' and doctors' perspectives on assessing capacity to consent to thrombolytic therapy for stroke.
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