Bioethical issues related to continuous renal replacement therapy in intensive care patients

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 407-415

  Zamperetti, N ^a   Ronco, C ^b   Brendolan, A ^a   Bellomo, R ^c   Canato, G ^a   Irone, M ^a   Barbacini, S ^a   Carraro, R ^a   La Greca, G ^a   Piccinni, P ^a   Dan, M ^a  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b RENAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT); Ethics committees; Futility; Vital supports

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

EID: 0034022395     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340051174     Document Type: Article

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