Beyond ethical dilemmas: improving the quality of end-of-life care in the intensive care unit

Consensus guidelines on providing optimal end-of-life care in the intensive care unit (ICU) are important tools. However, despite 30 years of ethical discourse and consensus on many of the principles that guide end-of-life care in the ICU, care remains inadequate. Although consensus on the most chal...

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Autores principales: Rubenfeld, Gordon D, Curtis, J Randall
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC154121/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12617732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc1866
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description Consensus guidelines on providing optimal end-of-life care in the intensive care unit (ICU) are important tools. However, despite 30 years of ethical discourse and consensus on many of the principles that guide end-of-life care in the ICU, care remains inadequate. Although consensus on the most challenging ethical aspects of some cases will remain elusive, this need not deter clinicians from engaging in practical quality improvement, best practice, and educational interventions to provide compassionate care to all critically ill patients, including those who ultimately die.
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spelling pubmed-1541212003-05-06 Beyond ethical dilemmas: improving the quality of end-of-life care in the intensive care unit Rubenfeld, Gordon D Curtis, J Randall Crit Care Commentary Consensus guidelines on providing optimal end-of-life care in the intensive care unit (ICU) are important tools. However, despite 30 years of ethical discourse and consensus on many of the principles that guide end-of-life care in the ICU, care remains inadequate. Although consensus on the most challenging ethical aspects of some cases will remain elusive, this need not deter clinicians from engaging in practical quality improvement, best practice, and educational interventions to provide compassionate care to all critically ill patients, including those who ultimately die. BioMed Central 2003 2002-12-18 /pmc/articles/PMC154121/ /pubmed/12617732 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc1866 Text en Copyright © 2003 BioMed Central Ltd
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Beyond ethical dilemmas: improving the quality of end-of-life care in the intensive care unit
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title_full Beyond ethical dilemmas: improving the quality of end-of-life care in the intensive care unit
title_fullStr Beyond ethical dilemmas: improving the quality of end-of-life care in the intensive care unit
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title_short Beyond ethical dilemmas: improving the quality of end-of-life care in the intensive care unit
title_sort beyond ethical dilemmas: improving the quality of end-of-life care in the intensive care unit
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