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Three Patients: International Perspective on Intensive Care at the End of Life

By MPH , JD , MPH (auth.) , Jack K. Kilcullen MD , David Crippen MD , David F. Kelly PhD (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer US
Year
2002
ISBN
978-1-4613-5314-0, 978-1-4615-0939-4
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4615-0939-4
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (16057130 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
278\268
Time added
2013-12-12 02:00:00
Intensive / Critical Care Medicine; Emergency Medi

Description

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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