Law and ethics in intensive care

Ethical and legal issues pervade medicine, but in the unique environment of the intensive care unit the potential for confusion, error, and litigation is huge. This book is a practical guide to the main issues, offering clinical scenarios and possible solutions for the whole multi-disciplinary team working in the ICU. INDICE: Dr A. Lawson: An introduction to ethical models; Dr M. Branthwaite: Evolution of healthcare law; Section A: Issues of competence and autonomy; 1: Dr M. D. Bell: Consent for intensive care - public and political expectations vs. conceptual and practical hurdles; 2: Dr D. Bryden: Adults who lack capacity to consent; 3: Professor C. Newdick & Dr C. M Danbury: The best interest of babies and children; Section B: A. Issues between doctor and patient; 4: Professor S. A. M. McLean & Dr D. Morgan: Taking it or leaving It: demanding and refusing treatment in intensive care; 5: Professor H. Biggs: Dying to know:legal and ethical issues surrounding death and Do Not Resuscitate orders; 6: Dr A. Lawson: Diagnosing death; 7: Dr T. Woodcock: Research in intensive care;Section C: A. Managing the Intensive Care Unit; 8: Mr D. Pittaway QC & Mr N. Peacock: NHS governance of critical care; 9: Professor C. Newdick & Dr C. M. Danbury: Reverse triage? Managing scarce resources in intensive care; 10: Dr J.Coggon: Doing what's best: organ donation and intensive care; 11: Dr C. Waldmann, Dr N. Soni & Dr A. Lawson: Conflicts of interest

• ISBN: 978-0-19-956203-9
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 272
• Fecha Publicación: 17/06/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés