Ethical issues in endoscopy: Patient satisfaction, safety in elderly patients, palliation, and relations with industry

Endoscopy

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 556-565

  Ladas, S D ^a,b   Novis, B ^a   Triantafyllou, K ^a   Schoefl, R ^a   Rokkas, T ^a   Stanciu, C ^a   Isaacs, P ^a   Willich, S N ^a   Ronn, O ^a   Dremel, H ^a   Livadas, G ^a   Egan, B J ^a   Boyacioglu, S ^a   Selimovic, A ^a   Pulanic, R ^a   Karagiannis, J A ^a   Van Vooren, J P ^a   Kouroumalis, E ^a   O'Morain, C ^a   Nowak, A ^a   Deviere, J ^a   Malfertheiner, P ^a   Axon, A ^a   more..

^a European Society of Hypertension   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; OXYGEN; PETHIDINE; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG RESEARCH; ELDERLY CARE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EUTHANASIA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRECANCER; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STENT; TREATMENT PLANNING; AGE; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; ETHICS; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN RELATION; STANDARD;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CLINICAL TRIALS; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ETHICS, CLINICAL; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS;

EID: 34250655708     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-966534     Document Type: Review

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