经上级医生指示，准予出院 and its English translation

[Kenny同志]

How about, "The patient is discharged on the instructions of a senior doctor"?

I was discussing the translation of this sentence in a QQ group. Some seemed having doubts about the usage of on the instructions of, fearing it isn't medically authentic. Any thoughts?

Edited April 4, 2010 at 06:19 AM by kenny2006woo

[vivianzhueng]

ur words sounds a little too serious,Chinese will not describe the doctor and patients like that.

[lacrimosa1983]

" leaving the hospital is granted by the senior doctor" or " the senior doctor allow the patient to leave the hospital"

I'm not sure my translation is correct because I'm not a native english speaker.

[buanryoh]

How about "The senior doctor allowed the patient to leave the hospital"

"The senior doctor discharged the patient"

"The patient was discharged by the senior doctor"

[Kenny同志]

Thanks for all your replies.

[creamyhorror]

"The patient was discharged on the instructions of a senior doctor."

or

"The patient has been discharged on the instructions of a senior doctor."

seem fine to me. This phrasing is more formal, as one might use in a report. I'm a native English speaker.

[Kenny同志]

Many thanks, Creamhonor. Your post clears up lots of things.