Three patients : international perspective on intensive care at the end of life /
This volume explores how the scarce resources of intensive care units should be distributed. Three hypothetical patients, each with a different chance of survival, desire intensive care. A multinational panel of experienced critical care physicians offers assessments of the patients' conditions...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Springer,
[2002]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This volume explores how the scarce resources of intensive care units should be distributed. Three hypothetical patients, each with a different chance of survival, desire intensive care. A multinational panel of experienced critical care physicians offers assessments of the patients' conditions and outlines approaches to treatment. These approaches are then examined by academic medical experts and a medical ethicist, as well as from a legal perspective. The result is a well-rounded and introspective look at care for critically ill patients at or near the end of life. |
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| Item Description: | Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition originally published by Kluwer in 2002. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 275 pages :) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781461509394 (electronic bk.) 1461509394 (electronic bk.) |