Three Patients: International Perspective on Intensive Care at the End of Life (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781461353140)

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.

Author: David W. Crippen
ISBN-10: 1461353149
ISBN-13: 9781461353140
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 12/07/2012
Pages: 278
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d