Family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Who should decide?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 315-319

  Lederman, Zohar ^a   Garasic, Mirko ^b,c   Piperberg, Michelle ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LUISS UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENEFICENCE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FAMILY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIVING WILL; MORALITY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; RESUSCITATION; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ADHERENCE; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; BENEFICENCE; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; HUMANS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84899122420     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2012-100715     Document Type: Article

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