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Three Patients : International Perspective on Intensive Care at the End of Life
Overview
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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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780792376712
- ISBN-10: 0792376714
- Publisher: Springer
- Publish Date: March 2002
- Dimensions: 9.68 x 6.34 x 0.94 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.42 pounds
- Page Count: 278
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