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Ethics

Ethics
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Author(s): Natalia S. Ivascu (Weill Cornell Medical College, USA), Sheida Tabaie (Weill Cornell Medical College, USA)and Ellen C. Meltzer (Weill Cornell Medical College, USA)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 11
Source title: Healthcare Ethics and Training: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2237-9.ch001

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Abstract

In all areas of medicine physicians are confronted with a myriad ethical problems. It is important that intensivists are well versed on ethical issues that commonly arise in the critical care setting. This chapter will serve to provide a review of common topics, including informed consent, decision-making capacity, and surrogate decision-making. It will also highlight special circumstances related to cardiac surgical critical care, including ethical concerns associated with emerging technologies in cardiac care.

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