Moral justifications for surrogate decision making in the intensive care unit: Implications and limitations

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Arnold, Robert M ^a,b   Kellum, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; End of life; Futility; Medical ethics; Palliative care; Surrogate

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; DECISION MAKING; DYING; ETHICS; FAMILY; FAMILY COUNSELING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MORALITY; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0037906263     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000065123.23736.12     Document Type: Review

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