Ethical problem on Patients Sexual Hallucinations flowing Anesthesia or Sexual Harassment from Clinicians
- VernacularTitle:麻醉所致性幻觉的机制及伦理学问题
- Author:
Bing HUANG
;
Jianliang SUN
;
Weibo QI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Anesthesia;
Sexual Hallucination;
Sexual Harassment;
Medical Ethics
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
1996;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
To analysis the reason of the arguments of “Sexual hallucinations” or “Sexual harassment”between clinicians and patients,and find out how to prevent its happening.Methods:Base on clinical case about patients complaints that clinicians sexually assault,review and analysis the prtinent literatures.Results:Sexual hallucinations is a complication following anesthesia with psychotropic drugs,it 's easy to be misunderstand as Sexual harassment and result in allegations of sexual misconduct between patient and clinician.Conclusion:Clinicians need to be aware that sexual hallucinations to occur during sedation or after anesthesia,to protect themselves against the accusations of sexual harassment,the practitioner should never be unchaperoned with a patient of the opposite sex during sedation or anesthesia.
