关于生命终结问题的最新思考。

Recent thinking about end of life issues.

作者信息

Hale Catherine

机构信息

Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Department of Primary Care and General Practice, Birmingham University, Edgbaston, Birmingham B 15 2TT, UK.

出版信息

Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2006 Dec;20(4):605-17. doi: 10.1016/j.bpa.2006.10.004.

DOI:10.1016/j.bpa.2006.10.004

PMID:17219944

Abstract

Frequently, ethical dilemmas for clinicians in ICU focus on the conflict between the sanctity of life principle and other important ethical principles, such as patient autonomy or quality of life. Therefore, this chapter seeks to reveal the ethical tension between the sanctity of life and other competing ethical obligations, clearly outlining how the law in reality is making decisions and what a clinician's duties are in end of life issues.

摘要

重症监护病房（ICU）的临床医生面临的伦理困境常常集中在生命神圣原则与其他重要伦理原则之间的冲突上，比如患者自主权或生活质量。因此，本章旨在揭示生命神圣与其他相互竞争的伦理义务之间的伦理张力，清晰勾勒出现实中法律是如何做出决策的，以及临床医生在临终问题上的职责是什么。