Acceso usuarios
Emilio José Ibeas
La Adecuación de Medidas Terapéuticas (AMT) supone la toma de decisiones ante una situación muy desfavorable o terminal del paciente. Se podría resumir en “dejar de hacer” o “retirar lo ya hecho”, refiriéndonos a no utilizar nuevas técnicas o a retirar las ya empleadas.No se debe enlazar erróneamente los conceptos de abandono del paciente con la AMT, ya que no son sinónimos ni van unidos. Cuando se decide adecuar las medidas terapéuticas, continuarán todas aquellas que supongan acompañamiento del paciente y atención de calidad al mismo.
The Adequacy of Therapeutic Measures (AMT) implies making decisions that are made in a very unfavorable o terminal situation of the patient. It could be summarized as “stop doing” or “withdraw what has already been done”, referring to not using new techniques or removing those already used. Concepts of patient abandonment should not be erroneously linked to the AMT, since they are not synonymous or linked. When it is decided to implement AMT, all the measures to accompany the patient and provide quality care will continue.AMT is a decision made by the medical team, by the patient himself and by his relatives when he cannot decide due to his condition.
