Full Description
A group of expert contributors have provided perspectives on areas of common concern to the anaesthetist and intensivist, and nursing staff, giving both the clinical and theoretical perspective. By understanding the underlying principles, the reader will be able to create their own framework from which to reach a decision. It is anticipated that the arguments given may challenge the reader's personal ethical stance. Those who are new to ethics will find the examples given help them to see how these underlying principles are put into everyday practice.Expert contributors from around the world discuss ethical issues in anaesthesia and intensive care in all of the commonly encountered areas such as:ConsentPatient confidentialityFitness to practiceWhistle-blowing on colleaguesClinical researchMaternal-foetal conflictsChildrenPalliative careWithdrawing and withholding therapyEuthanasiaInfectious disease controlEach chapter focuses on the needs of the clinician, presenting both the underlying principles and how these are used in practiceReal cases are used to illustrate the principles, and to highlight how these are interpreted in each case
Contents
1. IntroductionHeather Draper2. Consent and Adult Patients in Anaesthetics and Intensive CareAlan Aitkenhead3. Fitness to Practice, Self-regulation and Clinical Governance in AnaesthesiaDavid Hatch4. Confidentiality, Anaesthetics and Intensive CareCatherine Hale5. Cultural Relativism, Tolerance and Respect for AutonomyAndrew Fagan6. Ethical and Legal Issues Affecting the Treatment of ChildrenNicholas Pace7. Clinical ResearchMike Harmer8. Research EthicsRichard Nicholson9. Evidence Based Medicine and AnaesthesiaLucy Frith10. Maternal Foetal Conflicts and the Anaesthetists' RoleWendy Scott, Heather Draper11. Resource Allocation in Critical CareRichard Wenstone, June Jones12. Ethical Management in Intensive CareJune Jones13. Withdrawing and Withholding Life Sustaining Therapy and EuthanasiaHeather Draper 14. Brain Death and the Cadaveric Organ DonorDavid Lamb15. The Acceptability of Routine Testing for Blood Borne Communicable DiseasesRebecca Bennett16. Teaching and Assessing Medical EthicsLisa Schwartz17. Ethical Issues in Private Practice Chris Bareham, Tom Sorrell
