Medical ethics in ICU patients: Conflicts and their resolution

Anaesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 232-236

  Ul Haq, Anwar ^a  

^a Tullamore General Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Beneficence; Bioethics; Comorbidities; DNR; End of life decisions; Ethical dilemmas; Intensive care; Intensive care units; Maleficence; Nonmaleficence; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

BENEFICENCE; BIOETHICS; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT AUTONOMY; REVIEW; SELF DISCLOSURE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84875715378     PISSN: 16078322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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