Principles of ethics: In managing a critical care unit

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2007, Pages S2-

  Thompson, Dan R ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Beneficence; Duty; Ethics; Informed consent; Justice; Natural law; Nonmaleficence; Paternalism; Rationing; Utilitarianism; Withdrawing treatment

Indexed keywords

BENEFICENCE; CONFLICT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JUSTICE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; NONMALEFICENCE; PATERNALISM; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; UTILITARIANISM;

EID: 33846421940     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000252912.09497.17     Document Type: Review

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