Medical Ethics Advisor – August 1, 2003
August 1, 2003
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Who gets what in critical care? Task force tackles care rationing
Two severely ill patients in the emergency department of your hospital need admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), but only one bed is available. Who gets admitted first? -
ICU rationing linked to shortage of resources
Although all health care institutions and specialties are challenged by simultaneously rising costs and lack of financial resources, the problem is particularly acute in critical care, say experts. -
Name-only ethics committees abound
For many years, institutions involved in training the nations bioscience researchers have spent a great deal of time and money ensuring that their graduates function at the cutting edge of science and technology. -
Conduct concerns raise issue of ethics training
For many years, institutions involved in training the nations bioscience researchers have spent a great deal of time and money ensuring that their graduates function at the cutting edge of science and technology. -
End-of-life caregivers often don’t get support
In teaching health care providers how to care for patients at the end of life, many institutions forget to teach the providers that they need to care for themselves as well.