Ethics and decision making in end stage lung disease
AK Simonds - Thorax, 2003 - thorax.bmj.com
Most physicians believe they do more good than harm, and these duties of helping and not
harming the patient are rooted in the Hippocratic oath, the good Samaritan tradition, and the …
harming the patient are rooted in the Hippocratic oath, the good Samaritan tradition, and the …
Ethical and legal implications of elective ventilation and organ transplantation:“medicalization” of dying versus medical mission
P Frati, V Fineschi, M Gulino… - BioMed Research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
A critical controversy surrounds the type of allowable interventions to be carried out in
patients who are potential organ donors, in an attempt to improve organ perfusion and …
patients who are potential organ donors, in an attempt to improve organ perfusion and …
The ethics of forgoing life-sustaining treatment: theoretical considerations and clinical decision making
JVM Welie, HAMJ Ten Have - Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine, 2014 - Springer
Withholding or withdrawing a life-sustaining treatment tends to be very challenging for
health care providers, patients, and their family members alike. When a patient's life seems …
health care providers, patients, and their family members alike. When a patient's life seems …
Role of the ethics committee: helping to address value conflicts or uncertainties
MP Aulisio, RM Arnold - Chest, 2008 - Elsevier
This article addresses two basic questions about ethics committees: why we have them, and
how they might be helpful to clinicians. Our answer to the first question is twofold. First, we …
how they might be helpful to clinicians. Our answer to the first question is twofold. First, we …
Dignifying death and the morality of elective ventilation
P De Lora, AP Blanco - Journal of Medical Ethics, 2013 - jme.bmj.com
In this paper we defend that elective ventilation (EV), even if conceived as the instrument to
maximise the chances of organ recovery, is mainly the means to provide the patient who is …
maximise the chances of organ recovery, is mainly the means to provide the patient who is …
The ethics of elective (non‐therapeutic) ventilation
A Browne, G Gillet, M Tweeddale - Bioethics, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Elective ventilation (EV) is ventilation applied, not in the interest of patients, but in order to
secure transplantable organs. It carries with it a small risk that patients who would otherwise …
secure transplantable organs. It carries with it a small risk that patients who would otherwise …
Compromised autonomy and the seriously ill patient
MR Tonelli, CJ Misak - Chest, 2010 - Elsevier
Respect for patient autonomy has become the preeminent principle of medical ethics, to the
point that tools have been developed, such as instructive directives, in an attempt to …
point that tools have been developed, such as instructive directives, in an attempt to …
Honouring the donor: in death and in life
G Gillett - Journal of Medical Ethics, 2013 - jme.bmj.com
Elective ventilation (EV) is ventilation—not to save a patient's life, but with the expectation
that s/he will die—in the hope that organs can be retrieved in the best possible state. The …
that s/he will die—in the hope that organs can be retrieved in the best possible state. The …
A brief historical and theoretical perspective on patient autonomy and medical decision making: Part II: The autonomy model
JF Will - Chest, 2011 - Elsevier
As part of a larger series addressing the intersection of law and medicine, this essay is the
second of two introductory pieces. Beginning with the Hippocratic tradition and lasting for the …
second of two introductory pieces. Beginning with the Hippocratic tradition and lasting for the …
Inadequate palliative care in chronic lung disease. An issue of health care inequality
Patients with chronic lung diseases suffer higher symptom burden, lower quality of life, and
greater social isolation compared with patients with other diagnoses, such as cancer. These …
greater social isolation compared with patients with other diagnoses, such as cancer. These …