Three Patients
. Ed(S): Crippen, David W.; Kilcullen, Jack K.; Kelly, David F.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Crippen, David W.; Kilcullen, Jack K.; Kelly, David F. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJL; MMK; MMKL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 462.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461353140
SKU
V9781461353140
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99-15
Reviews for Three Patients
"this book provides a very interesting and stimulating dialogue on the increasingly complex end-of-life issues that are so relevant to the practice of intensive care medicine." (Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, October (2002)