Discussion on the Ethical Issues of Hepatic Encephalopathy Complicated with Liver Cirrhosis / 中国医学伦理学

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the ethical issues in liver cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy and integratet-hem into health education. Methods:36 patients with hepatic encephalopathy and their family members were car-ried out medical ethics education and adopted relevant nursing care. Results:It was proved that integrating medi-cal ethical knowledge into health education could greatly relieve patients′pressure and emotion swing, so as to ob-tain better treatment effect. Conclusion:Through carrying out effective ethics education for the patients with liver cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy, strictly complying with the principle of medical ethics that keeping secret for patients, protecting the subjects maximally, holding the issues between ethics and medical moral and cooperating with comprehensive treatment and nursing care, the death rate of hepatic encephalopathy can be largely reduced and relationship between doctors, nurses and patients can be improved.