J Med Ethics. 1987 Mar;13(1):43-8. doi: 10.1136/jme.13.1.43.
A man aged 80 years presented with painful ischaemia (inadequate blood supply) affecting his left lower leg. There was no effective medical treatment. The surgeons recommended amputation. The patient refused, in spite of suffering severe pain for fifteen months, because he wished to die, and he tried to bring this about by various means.
一名80岁男性因左小腿缺血疼痛前来就诊(血液供应不足)。当时没有有效的药物治疗方法。外科医生建议进行截肢手术。尽管患者遭受了15个月的剧痛,但他还是拒绝了,因为他希望死去,并试图通过各种方式实现这一愿望。