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 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.

Author: David W. Crippen
Publisher: Springer
Published: 12/07/2012
Pages: 278
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9781461353140

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