'End-of-life' decision making within intensive care - objective, consistent, defensible?
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'End-of-life' decision making within intensive care--objective, consistent, defensible?
OBJECTIVE To determine the objectivity, consistency and professional unanimity in the initiation, continuation and withdrawal of life-prolonging procedures in intensive care--to determine methods, time-scale for withdrawal and communication with both staff and relatives--to explore any professional unease about legality, morality or professional defensibility. DESIGN A structured questionnair...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Ethics
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0306-6800
DOI: 10.1136/jme.26.6.435