Ethics of Withdrawal of Life-Support Systems: Case Studies in Decision Making in Intensive Care
A well-organized, thoughtful, and logical discussion of a difficult ethical issue frequently encountered by clinicians.
Jourbanal of the American Medical Association

Walton has made a successful attempt to write about medical concerns without ever leaving the layperson to flounder in confusion. Probate Law Jourbanal

In recent years the question of when to terminate life-extending medical treatments has become a thorny social issue. Douglas Walton has brought together a number of these case studies and analyzed the very difficult issues they raise.

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Ethics of Withdrawal of Life-Support Systems: Case Studies in Decision Making in Intensive Care
A well-organized, thoughtful, and logical discussion of a difficult ethical issue frequently encountered by clinicians.
Jourbanal of the American Medical Association

Walton has made a successful attempt to write about medical concerns without ever leaving the layperson to flounder in confusion. Probate Law Jourbanal

In recent years the question of when to terminate life-extending medical treatments has become a thorny social issue. Douglas Walton has brought together a number of these case studies and analyzed the very difficult issues they raise.

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Ethics of Withdrawal of Life-Support Systems: Case Studies in Decision Making in Intensive Care

Ethics of Withdrawal of Life-Support Systems: Case Studies in Decision Making in Intensive Care

by Douglas N. Walton
Ethics of Withdrawal of Life-Support Systems: Case Studies in Decision Making in Intensive Care

Ethics of Withdrawal of Life-Support Systems: Case Studies in Decision Making in Intensive Care

by Douglas N. Walton

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A well-organized, thoughtful, and logical discussion of a difficult ethical issue frequently encountered by clinicians.
Jourbanal of the American Medical Association

Walton has made a successful attempt to write about medical concerns without ever leaving the layperson to flounder in confusion. Probate Law Jourbanal

In recent years the question of when to terminate life-extending medical treatments has become a thorny social issue. Douglas Walton has brought together a number of these case studies and analyzed the very difficult issues they raise.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780275927103
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 07/28/1987
Edition description: Pbk. ed
Pages: 276
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.58(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
Ethical Theories
Site of the Decision: The ICU
Review of Recent Cases
Brain Death and Vegetative States
Patient Decision Making
Family Decision Making
Physician Decision Making
The Decision-Making Process
Ethical Principles and Problems
Appendix
Bibliography
Index

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