Elective non-therapeutic intensive care and the four principles of medical ethics

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 139-142

  Baumann, Antoine ^a   Audibert, Gérard ^a   Lafaye, Caroline Guibet ^b   Puybasset, Louis ^c   Mertes, Paul Michel ^a   Claudot, Frédérique ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BENEFICENCE; BRAIN DEATH; DONOR; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

BENEFICENCE; BRAIN DEATH; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRINCIPLE-BASED ETHICS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 84874375685     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2012-100990     Document Type: Article

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