Ethical Issues in Surgical Critical Care

In all areas of medicine physicians are confronted with a myriad ethical problems. It is important that intensivists are well versed on ethical issues that commonly arise in the critical care setting. This chapter will serve to provide a review of common topics, including informed consent, decision-making capacity, and surrogate decision-making. It will also highlight special circumstances related to cardiac surgical critical care, including ethical concerns associated with emerging technologies in cardiac care.

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Ethics

Healthcare Ethics and Training ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-2237-9.ch001 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 1-11

Author(s):

Natalia S. Ivascu ◽

Sheida Tabaie ◽

Ellen C. Meltzer

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Critical Care ◽

Informed Consent ◽

Ethical Issues ◽

Surrogate Decision Making ◽

Ethical Problems ◽

Decision Making Capacity ◽

Surgical Critical Care ◽

Surrogate Decision ◽

Special Circumstances

In all areas of medicine physicians are confronted with a myriad ethical problems. It is important that intensivists are well versed on ethical issues that commonly arise in the critical care setting. This chapter will serve to provide a review of common topics, including informed consent, decision-making capacity, and surrogate decision-making. It will also highlight special circumstances related to cardiac surgical critical care, including ethical concerns associated with emerging technologies in cardiac care.

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Ethics

Advances in Medical Technologies and Clinical Practice - Modern Concepts and Practices in Cardiothoracic Critical Care ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-8603-8.ch006 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 124-134

Author(s):

Natalia S. Ivascu ◽

Sheida Tabaie ◽

Ellen C. Meltzer

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Critical Care ◽

Informed Consent ◽

Ethical Issues ◽

Surrogate Decision Making ◽

Ethical Problems ◽

Decision Making Capacity ◽

Surgical Critical Care ◽

Surrogate Decision ◽

Special Circumstances

In all areas of medicine physicians are confronted with a myriad ethical problems. It is important that intensivists are well versed on ethical issues that commonly arise in the critical care setting. This chapter will serve to provide a review of common topics, including informed consent, decision-making capacity, and surrogate decision-making. It will also highlight special circumstances related to cardiac surgical critical care, including ethical concerns associated with emerging technologies in cardiac care.

Download Full-text