title: "Amputate my arm please--I don't want it anymore".
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical History and Ethics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA. dudzin@washington.edu
authors.forename: Denise M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Dudzinski
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000941:ethics*; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D020918:Complex Regional Pain Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000075202:Contraindications; D003657:Decision Making; D033061:Ethics Consultation; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency; D008875:Middle Aged; D028681:Moral Obligations; D033262:Narration; D028701:Patient Rights; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D013315:Stress, Psychological