Three Patients

International Perspective on Intensive Care at the End of Life
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-1-4613-5314-0
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 458 g

This volume explores how the scarce resources of intensive care units should be distributed. Three hypothetical patients, each with a different chance of survival, desire intensive care. A multinational panel of experienced critical care physicians offers assessments of the patients' conditions and outlines approaches to treatment. These approaches are then examined by academic medical experts and a medical ethicist, as well as from a legal perspective. The result is a well-rounded and introspective look at care for critically ill patients at or near the end of life.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Crippen, David W.

Kelly, David F.

Kilcullen, Jack K.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete AINS Intensivmedizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Palliativmedizin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Overview.- Medical Futility in American Health Care.- Multinational Perspective on Treatment of the Three Patients.- Description of the Cases.- South Africa.- Australia.- United Kingdom.- India.- New Zealand.- The Netherlands.- Russia.- Hong Kong.- Israel.- Canada.- Urban United States.- Summaries of Medical Comments.- Patient A.- Is Treatment Worthwhile?.- Globalization of Critical Care.- A Multilevel Examination of a Critically I11 Patient.- Patient B.- The Decision-Making Process.- Should Patient B Receive Critical Care?.- The Yin and Yang of Critical Care: Utilitarianism Meets the Law of Supply and Demand.- Patient C.- Treatment of a “Classic” Intensive Care Unit Patient.- Should This Patient Be Admitted to a Critical Care Unit?.- Multiple Organ Failure and Intensive Care.- General Multidisciplinary Survey.- Discussion of the Medical Aspects of Futility.- Discussion of the Ethical Aspects of Futility.- Waiting for the Cavalry: The Role of the Courts in Recognizing Medical Futility.- Comments From Paramedical Providers.- End-of-Life Care in the Intensive Care Unit.- Advanced Medical Technology and End of Life: A Respiratory Care Practitioner’s Perspective.- Medical Futility.- Afterword.