Journal article
A framework for resolving disagreement during end of life care in the critical care unit.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: End-of-life decisions regarding the administration, withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining therapy in the critical care setting can be challenging. Disagreements between health care providers and family members occur, especially when families believe strongly in preserving life, and physicians are resistant to providing medically "futile" care. Such disagreements can cause tension and moral distress among families and …
Authors
Choong K; Cupido C; Nelson E; M Arnold D; Burns K; Cook D; Meade M
Journal
Clinical & Investigative Medicine, Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. e240–e253
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication Date
August 1, 2010
DOI
10.25011/cim.v33i4.14227
ISSN
0147-958X