Law and Ethics in Intensive Care

by Andrew Lawson, Carl Waldmann, Chris Newdick

The practice of intensive care medicine raises multiple legal and ethical issues on a daily basis, making it increasingly difficult to know who to admit and when, at what stage invasive management should be withdrawn, and who, importantly, should decide? These profound dilemmas, already complicated in a setting of scarce resources, mandate an understanding of law and ethics for those working in intensive care medicine.

Clinically focused, this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198817169
• ISBN13: 9780198817161
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"