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WEINGERZ MEHL, Samuel; TEMPLOS ESTEBAN, Luz Adriana; RANGEL DOMINGUEZ, Nancy Elízabeth  e  ORELLANA CARO, Vanesa Rocío. Reasons for presenting clinical cases of patients to the Hospital Bioethics Committee, in a Second Level Hospital. Med. ética [online]. 2021, vol.32, n.3, pp.703-757.  Epub 14-Ago-2023. ISSN 2594-2166.  https://doi.org/10.36105/mye.2021v32n3.03.

Hospital Bioethics Committees (CHB) are responsible for issuing suggestions to health personnel in difficult clinical cases involving bioethical problems and/or dilemmas. At world level, and also in Mexico, little related literature was found, sometimes generating a certain degree of uncertainty in health professionals for their resolution. Objective: to describe the reasons for the presentation of clinical cases of patients to the CHB in a second level hospital, from June 2007 to June 2018. Methods: observational, descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional study; the sample was by convenience, obtaining 48 minute records. Results: the most frequent reason for presentation was: decision support for the limitation of therapeutic effort with 24 cases (50%). Thirty-four bioethical dilemmas (71%) and 14 bioethical problems (29%) were identified. Conclusions. It will help the treating medical services to identify and intervene in a timely manner, based on previous situations regarding bioethical dilemmas and/or problems.

Palavras-chave : Bioethical dilemmas; bioethical problems.

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